Optimal robust M-estimates of location

Annals of Statistics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 194-223

  Fraiman, Ricardo ^a   Yohai, Víctor J ^b   Zamar, Ruben H ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

M estimates; Minimax intervals; Robust location

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035632052     PISSN: 00905364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/aos/996986506     Document Type: Article

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