On the robust rank analysis of linear models with nonsymmetric error distributions (Q1069601)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3936224
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On the robust rank analysis of linear models with nonsymmetric error distributions
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3936224

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    On the robust rank analysis of linear models with nonsymmetric error distributions (English)
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    1986
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    The robust analysis of linear models based on R-estimates involves an estimate of a scale parameter which is used in the analysis as a standardizing constant. The consistency of previous estimates of this scale parameter required that the underlying errors be symmetrically distributed. This assumption is not always warranted, for instance in survival models. A new estimate is proposed for the scale parameter and it is shown to be consistent for nonsymmetric and symmetric error distributions. With this new scale estimate, a complete robust analysis of a linear model can be accomplished without assuming symmetry. The small sample properties of the analysis are examined in a Monte Carlo study of several different situations.
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    robust rank analysis
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    general linear hypothesis
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    R-estimates
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    consistency
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    nonsymmetric and symmetric error distributions
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    scale estimate
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    linear model
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    small sample properties
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