Statistical Data Analysis Based on the L1-Norm and Related Methods (Statistics for Industry and Technology)

This volume contains a selection of invited papers, presented to the fourth International Conference on Statistical Data Analysis Based on the L1-Norm and Related Methods, held in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, from August 4-9, 2002. The contributions represent a clear evidence to the importance of development of theory, methods and applications related to the statistical data analysis based on the L1-norm. Covering a broad range of topics around statistical data analysis, the contents will be an essential resource for researchers, practitioners, and industrial statisticians. Several contributions will also be valuable for financial economists, environmental engineers and professionals in image processing. The book is organized into seven thematic parts: All about quantiles Financial statistics and time series Estimation, testing and characterization Deep in the data Classification Density estimation and image processing Regression models in environmental studies