Maximum bias curves for robust regression with non-elliptical regressors

Annals of Statistics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 224-251

  Berrendero, José R ^a   Zamar, Ruben H ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Maxbias curve; R estimates; Robust regression; S estimates; estimates

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035588123     PISSN: 00905364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/aos/996986507     Document Type: Article

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