Minimizing oblique errors for robust estimating
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O'Driscoll, D., Ramirez, D.E., Schmitz, R. (2008) 'Minimizing oblique errors for robust estimating.' Irsih Mathematical Society Bulletin 62, pp. 71–78.
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2008Author
O'Driscoll, Diarmuid
Ramirez, Donald E.
Schmitz, Rebecca
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O'Driscoll, D., Ramirez, D.E., Schmitz, R. (2008) 'Minimizing oblique errors for robust estimating.' Irsih Mathematical Society Bulletin 62, pp. 71–78.
Abstract
The slope of the best fit line from minimizing the sum of the squared oblique errors is shown to be the root of a polynomial of degree four. We introduce a median estimator for the slope and, using a case study, we show that the median estimator is robust.
Keywords
MinimizingOblique
Errors
Robust Estimating