Distortion in statistical inference: The distinction between data contamination and model deviation

Metrika

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-190

  Da Fonseca, V Grunert ^a,b   Fieller, N R J ^c  

^a Instituto Superior Dom Afonso III   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classical statistical inference; Data contamination; Distortion; Inferential performance; Model deviation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645315489     PISSN: 00261335     EISSN: 1435926X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00184-005-0010-2     Document Type: Article

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