Minimum disparity estimators for discrete and continuous models

Applications of Mathematics

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 439-466

  Menendez M ^a   Morales, D ^b   Pardo, L ^c   Vajda, I ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION THEORY AND AUTOMATION   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Asymptotic efficiency; Disparity; Divergence; Minimum disparity estimators; Robustness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007082038     PISSN: 08627940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013764612571     Document Type: Article

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