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influence function: a standalone construct

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Statistics

a tool describing how much an estimator changes when a small amount of contamination is added at a given point.

In statistics, influence function refers to a tool describing how much an estimator changes when a small amount of contamination is added at a given point. This meaning comes from Hampel (1974) in Journal of the American Statistical Association.[1]

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Recovery means
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References

Hampel, F. R. (1974). The Influence Curve and its Role in Robust Estimation. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 69(346), 383-393. https://doi.org/10.1080/01621459.1974.10482962

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