Regularity and uniqueness for constrained M-estimates and redescending M-estimates

Annals of Statistics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 252-265

  Kent, John T ^a   Tyler, David E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elliptic symmetry; Infinite divisibility; M estimates; Schur concavity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035615174     PISSN: 00905364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/aos/996986508     Document Type: Article

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