EFFICIENT HIGH-BREAKDOWN M-ESTIMATORS OF SCALE

被引:20
作者
CROUX, C [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ANTWERP,DEPT MATH & COMP SCI,B-2610 ANTWERP,BELGIUM
关键词
BREAKDOWN POINT; INFLUENCE FUNCTION; ROBUSTNESS; SCALE ESTIMATION;
D O I
10.1016/0167-7152(94)90005-1
中图分类号
O21 [概率论与数理统计]; C8 [统计学];
学科分类号
020208 ; 070103 ; 0714 ;
摘要
In the location model there exist M-estimators that combine a 50% breakdown point with an arbitrarily high efficiency. In this article we show that this is also the case for M-estimators of scale at normal models, although all of the well-known M-estimators of scale have a rather low efficiency there.
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页码:371 / 379
页数:9
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