Research Article

The Performance Evaluation of Robust Pairwise Covariance Estimator

Volume: 6 Number: 1 July 15, 2008
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The Performance Evaluation of Robust Pairwise Covariance Estimator

Abstract

Multivariate analysis and multidimensional outlier detection techniques necessitate using robust high breakdown covariance estimators, which have time saving algorithms in the presence of outliers in high dimensional data. The preference for robust estimators arises from the distortion effect of outliers when classical estimators are used. Orthogonalized Gnanadesikan-Kettering (OGK) estimator (Maronna and Zamar, 2002) was devised in order to address the computational challenge of high breakdown estimators. In this study the focus is on the evaluation of some covariance estimators in Principal Component Analysis (PCA). A comparison of the performance of OGK in PCA and Robust Principal Component Analysis (ROBPCA) (Hubert et al, 2005) has been carried out by way of simulations and with real data sets.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Economics

Journal Section

Research Article

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Publication Date

July 15, 2008

Submission Date

January 7, 2008

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Year 2008 Volume: 6 Number: 1

APA
Yorulmaz, Ö. (2008). The Performance Evaluation of Robust Pairwise Covariance Estimator. İstatistik Araştırma Dergisi, 6(1), 18-37. https://izlik.org/JA77MA76EF
AMA
1.Yorulmaz Ö. The Performance Evaluation of Robust Pairwise Covariance Estimator. JSRTR. 2008;6(1):18-37. https://izlik.org/JA77MA76EF
Chicago
Yorulmaz, Özlem. 2008. “The Performance Evaluation of Robust Pairwise Covariance Estimator”. İstatistik Araştırma Dergisi 6 (1): 18-37. https://izlik.org/JA77MA76EF.
EndNote
Yorulmaz Ö (July 1, 2008) The Performance Evaluation of Robust Pairwise Covariance Estimator. İstatistik Araştırma Dergisi 6 1 18–37.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Yorulmaz, “The Performance Evaluation of Robust Pairwise Covariance Estimator”, JSRTR, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 18–37, July 2008, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA77MA76EF
ISNAD
Yorulmaz, Özlem. “The Performance Evaluation of Robust Pairwise Covariance Estimator”. İstatistik Araştırma Dergisi 6/1 (July 1, 2008): 18-37. https://izlik.org/JA77MA76EF.
JAMA
1.Yorulmaz Ö. The Performance Evaluation of Robust Pairwise Covariance Estimator. JSRTR. 2008;6:18–37.
MLA
Yorulmaz, Özlem. “The Performance Evaluation of Robust Pairwise Covariance Estimator”. İstatistik Araştırma Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 1, July 2008, pp. 18-37, https://izlik.org/JA77MA76EF.
Vancouver
1.Özlem Yorulmaz. The Performance Evaluation of Robust Pairwise Covariance Estimator. JSRTR [Internet]. 2008 Jul. 1;6(1):18-37. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA77MA76EF