Multivariate coefficients of variation: Comparison and influence functions

Journal of Multivariate Analysis

Volumn 142, Issue , 2015, Pages 183-198

  Aerts, S ^a   Haesbroeck, G ^a   Ruwet, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Electronics Service   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Influence functions; Minimum Covariance Determinant estimator; Multivariate coefficient of variation; S estimator

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942521386     PISSN: 0047259X     EISSN: 10957243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmva.2015.08.006     Document Type: Article

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