Cluster-Based Bounded Influence Regression

dc.contributor.authorLawrence, David E.en
dc.contributor.authorBirch, Jeffrey B.en
dc.contributor.authorChen, Yajuanen
dc.contributor.departmentStatisticsen
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-08T19:46:19Zen
dc.date.available2019-05-08T19:46:19Zen
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.description.abstractA regression methodology is introduced that obtains competitive, robust, efficient, high breakdown regression parameter estimates as well as providing an informative summary regarding possible multiple outlier structure. The proposed method blends a cluster analysis phase with a controlled bounded influence regression phase, thereby referred to as cluster-based bounded influence regression, or CBI. Representing the data space via a special set of anchor points, a collection of point-addition OLS regression estimators forms the basis of a metric used in defining the similarity between any two observations. Cluster analysis then yields a main cluster “half-set” of observations, with the remaining observations comprising one or more minor clusters. An initial regression estimator arises from the main cluster, with a group-additive DFFITS argument used to carefully activate the minor clusters through a bounded influence regression frame work. CBI achieves a 50% breakdown point, is regression equivariant, scale and affine equivariant and distributionally is asymptotically normal. Case studies and Monte Carlo results demonstrate the performance advantage of CBI over other popular robust regression procedures regarding coefficient stability, scale estimation and standard errors. The dendrogram of the clustering process and the weight plot are graphical displays available for multivariate outlier detection. Overall, the proposed methodology represents advancement in the field of robust regression, offering a distinct philosophical view point towards data analysis and the marriage of estimation with diagnostic summary.en
dc.format.extent25 pagesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttps://www.stat.vt.edu/content/dam/stat_vt_edu/graphics-and-pdfs/research-papers/Technical_Reports/TechReport12-2.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/89415en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTechnical Report No. 12-2en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.titleCluster-Based Bounded Influence Regressionen
dc.typeTechnical reporten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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