Genton, MarcHall, Peter2015-12-071369-7412http://hdl.handle.net/1885/23637In the study of variable stars, where the light reaching an observer fluctuates over time, it can be difficult to explain the nature of the variation unless it follows a regular pattern. In this respect, so-called periodic variable stars are particularlyKeywords: Amplitude; Astronomy; Bandwidth; Bootstrap; Kernel methods; Light curve; Non-parametric regression; Parametric inference; Time transformation200710.1111/j.1467-9868.2007.00604.x2015-12-07