Kernel of a U-statistic
= Kernel of a U-statistic
= U-statistic kernel
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A U-statistic kernel is an integrable function of a fixed number r of observations whose expectation is the parameter functional to be estimated. <Exchangeability> permits symmetrization without changing that expectation. This is a function of r sample values, rather than the one-displacement <kernel for density estimation>.