Title: On estimating the mode of an angular distribution Authors:  Jaco Visagie - North-West University (South Africa) [presenting]
Fred Lombard - University of Johannesburg (South Africa)
Charl Pretorius - North-West University (South Africa)
Abstract: Classes of estimators are proposed for the mode of an angular distribution, each adapted from a corresponding class of estimators defined on the real line. In addition to point estimation, the construction of confidence intervals using the bootstrap is considered. The asymptotic properties of some of the proposed estimators are outlined, and a Monte Carlo study is included in order to compare the finite sample performance of the proposed estimators.