On the Robustness of a Class of Naive Estimators.

Wainer, Howard; Thissen, David

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Publication Date: 1979

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On the Robustness of a Class of Naive Estimators.

Wainer, Howard; Thissen, David

Applied Psychological Measurement, v3 n4 p543-51 Fall 1979

A class of naive estimators of correlation was tested for robustness, accuracy, and efficiency against Pearson's r, Tukey's r, and Spearman's r. It was found that this class of estimators seems to be superior, being less affected by outliers, reasonably efficient, and frequently more easily calculated. (Author/CTM)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Goodness of Fit, Nonparametric Statistics, Reliability, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Bias, Statistical Significance

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