In an era driven by complex data, scientists are increasingly encountering information that doesn't lie neatly on flat, ...

The local median regression method has long been known as a robustified alternative to methods such as local mean regression. Yet, its optimal statistical properties are largely unknown. In this paper ...

The newly developed Huber mean provides a more stable and reliable way to compute averages for data lying on curved geometric ...

The characteristic line of a security or portfolio relates its rate of return to that of a "market portfolio." Several investigators have suggested the desirability of obtaining such a line by ...

The extent to which products meet specifications needs to be systematically monitored in a production process. Product quality will typically be defined by two quantities: deviations from stated ...