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Back to the future with Whittaker smoothing

Many actuaries will be familiar with Whittaker smoothing (1923) but few will be aware of the close connection between this early method and the method of P-splines.

07 August 2015 Written by: Iain CurrieTags: Whittaker smoothing, splines, P-splines, penalty function