ABSTRACT

Robust and nonparametric statistical methods have their foundation in fields ranging from agricultural science to astronomy, from biomedical sciences to the public health disciplines, and, more recently, in genomics, bioinformatics, and financial statistics. These disciplines are presently nourished by data mining and high-level computer-based algo

chapter 1|8 pages

Introduction and Synopsis

chapter 2|60 pages

Preliminaries

chapter 7|30 pages

Asymptotic Interrelations of Estimators

chapter 9|36 pages

Robust Tests and Confidence Sets