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The goal of this work is to introduce nonparametric kernel methods for density and regression estimation for circular data, and illustrate their use by a brief simulation study and real data application. Apart from supplying practitioners with a license free and easy to run code for the use of these methods, our aim is also to provide solutions to practical problems that may be encountered in their application. The real data examples belong to the International Polar Year project, concerned with the environmental change in the polar regions.
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Oliveira, M., Crujeiras, R.M. & Rodríguez-Casal, A. Nonparametric circular methods for exploring environmental data. Environ Ecol Stat 20, 1–17 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10651-012-0203-6
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