Simple consistent cluster methods based on redescending M-estimators with an application to edge identification in images

Journal of Multivariate Analysis

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 359-385

  Müller, Christine H ^a   Garlipp, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Consistency; Edge identification in noisy images; Kernel density estimation; M estimation; Multivariate cluster; Orthogonal regression; Regression cluster

Indexed keywords

EID: 26644452308     PISSN: 0047259X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmva.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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