 Nadaraya–Watson estimator (source code)

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= Nadaraya–Watson estimator
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= Local constant estimator
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This local-constant estimator is one particular <kernel regression> method.

The Nadaraya–Watson estimator is the degree-zero local polynomial estimate
$$
\widehat m(x)=
\frac{\sum_iK((x_i-x)/h)Y_i}
{\sum_iK((x_i-x)/h)}.
$$
At a support boundary it generally has first-order bias because it reproduces constants but not linear functions.

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