The maximum asymptotic bias of S-estimates for regression over the neighborhoods defined by certain special capacities

Masakazu Ando and Miyoshi Kimura

Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 2004, vol. 90, issue 2, 407-425

Abstract: The maximum asymptotic bias of an S-estimate for regression in the linear model is evaluated over the neighborhoods (called (c,[gamma])-neighborhoods) defined by certain special capacities, and its lower and upper bounds are derived. As special cases, the (c,[gamma])-neighborhoods include those in terms of [var epsilon]-contamination, total variation distance and Rieder's ([var epsilon],[delta])-contamination. It is shown that when the model distribution is normal and the ([var epsilon],[delta])-contamination neighborhood is adopted, the lower and upper bounds of an S-estimate (including the LMS-estimate) based on a jump function coincide with the maximum asymptotic bias. The tables of the maximum asymptotic bias of the LMS-estimate are given. These results are an extension of the corresponding ones due to Martin et al. (Ann. Statist. 17 (1989) 1608), who used [var epsilon]-contamination neighborhoods.

Keywords: S-estimate; LMS-estimate; Robust; regression; Maximum; asymptotic; bias; [var; epsilon]-contamination; Total; variation; Special; capacity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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