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Number of observational points is the third important computational parameter. Next, we derive bounds for the asymptotic behavior of L2 errors for the drift and diffusion estimators. The asymptotic behavior is characterized when the number of observational points becomes infinite and observational time-step and bin size for spatial discretization of drift and diffusion coefficients tend to zero. Using our asymptotic analysis we are able to obtain practical guidelines for selecting computational parameters. Finally, we perform a series of numerical simulations which support our analytical investigation and illustrate practical guidelines for selecting near-optimal and computationally efficient values for computational parameters.","abstract_html":"We study the efficiency of non-parametric estimation of stochastic differential equations driven by Brownian motion (i.e. diffusions) from long stationary trajectories. 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