Multiple outlier detection in multivariate data using projection pursuit techniques

Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 153-167

  Pan, Jian Xin ^a   Fung, Wing Kam ^c   Fang, Kai Tai ^b  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Dimension reduction; Discordant outliers; Gaussian stochastic process; Multivariate data; Outlier identifier; Primary 62H12; Projection pursuit; Quasi Monte Carlo methods; Secondary 62A10; Statistical diagnostics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009872147     PISSN: 03783758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-3758(99)00091-9     Document Type: Article

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