[R] estimating a density by selecting the bandwidth

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Tue, 10 Jun 2003, Rafael Bertola wrote:

> I´ve a data set and i want fit a kernel density estimate to the data.
> but using the k-nearest neighbour method.
> How i do this with R.

Well, you define the exact algorithm you want to use, and then you program 
it, R being a fully-featured programming language.

Your description is exceedingly vague: if you are hoping for an already 
implemented solution you might take a look at packge locfit (but that is 
only a rough fit to your `description'.

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