TY - JOUR T1 - A Parameter-Free Adaptive Method for Radial Basis Function Interpolation of Bump Functions AU - Swem, Samuel T. AU - Aboiyar, Terhemen JO - Journal of Modern Mathematics and Statistics VL - 4 IS - 2 SP - 84 EP - 88 PY - 2010 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1994-5388 DO - jmmstat.2010.84.88 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jmmstat.2010.84.88 KW - adaptivity KW -parameter free KW -thin plate splines KW -Radial basis functions KW -interpolation KW -algorithm AB - In this study, researchers describe and implement a parameter free adaptive algorithm for radial basis function interpolation of real valued bump functions. The method is based on thin plate splines which are known for their good approximation properties. Interpolation points are added and coarsened based on residuals computed on a finer discretization. Numerical examples in one dimension are presented to show the effectiveness of the method. ER -