Robust Non-Linear Regression Using the Dogleg Algorithm

11 Pages Posted: 28 Jun 2004 Last revised: 18 Sep 2022

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Roy E. Welsch

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Richard Becker

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Date Written: March 1975

Abstract

What are the statistical and computational problems associated with robust nonlinear regression? This paper presents a number of possible approaches to these problems and develops a particular algorithm based on the work of Powell and Dennis.

Suggested Citation

Welsch, Roy and Becker, Richard, Robust Non-Linear Regression Using the Dogleg Algorithm (March 1975). NBER Working Paper No. w0076, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=259388

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