On the performance of bivariate robust location estimators under contamination

Computational Statistics and Data Analysis

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 587-601

  Hwang, Jinsoo ^a   Jorn, Hongsuk ^a   Kim, Jeankyung ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bias+scale curve; Depth trimmed means; Metrically trimmed means; Multivariate medians; Scale curve

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DATA REDUCTION; ESTIMATION;

LOCATION ESTIMATORS;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

NUMERICAL METHOD;

EID: 0345375359     PISSN: 01679473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9473(02)00282-7     Document Type: Article

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