Nonparametric Notions of Multivariate "Scatter Measure" and "More Scattered" Based on Statistical Depth Functions

Journal of Multivariate Analysis

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 62-78

  Zuo, Yijun ^a   Serfling, Robert ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Halfspace depth; More scattered; Multivariate; Nonparametric; Scatter measure; Statistical depth functions; Statistical inference

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001778586     PISSN: 0047259X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmva.1999.1894     Document Type: Article

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