 U-statistic (source code)

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= U-statistic
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{title2=$\binom nm^{-1}\sum_{i_1<\cdots<i_m}H(X_{i_1},\ldots,X_{i_m})$}

A <U-statistic> averages a symmetric function of $m$ distinct sample observations over all unordered $m$-tuples. For <independent and identically distributed> observations it is an <unbiased estimator> of $\mathbb E H(X_1,\ldots,X_m)$. Omitting repeated indices can remove diagonal contributions in quadratic plug-in <estimators>.

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