Prediction, linear regression and the minimum sum of relative errors

Technometrics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1977, Pages 185-190

  Narula, Subhash C ^a   Wellington, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Absolute error; Dual problem; Linear programming; Minimization; Prediction; Primal problem; Regression analysis; Relative error; Squared error; Subset selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84952122605     PISSN: 00401706     EISSN: 15372723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00401706.1977.10489526     Document Type: Article

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