Modern Methods for Robust Regression

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List of Figures List of Tables Series Editor's Introduction Acknowledgments 1. Introduction Defining Robustness Defining Robust Regression A Real-World Example: Coital Frequency of Married Couples in the 1970s 2. Important Background Bias and Consistency Breakdown Point Influence Function Relative Efficiency Measures of Location Measures of Scale M-Estimation Comparing Various Estimates Notes 3. Robustness, Resistance, and Ordinary Least Squares Regression Ordinary Least Squares Regression Implications of Unusual Cases for OLS Estimates and Standard Errors Detecting Problematic Observations in OLS Regression Notes 4. Robust Regression for the Linear Model L-Estimators R-Estimators M-Estimators GM-Estimators S-Estimators Generalized S-Estimators MM-Estimators Comparing the Various Estimators Diagnostics Revisited: Robust Regression-Related Methods for Detecting Outliers Notes 5. Standard Errors for Robust Regression Asymptotic Standard Errors for Robust Regression Estimators Bootstrapped Standard Errors Notes 6. Influential Cases in Generalized Linear Models The Generalized Linear Model Detecting Unusual Cases in Generalized Linear Models Robust Generalized Linear Models Notes 7. Conclusions Appendix: Software Considerations for Robust Regression References Index About the Author