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Inference robust to outliers with $$\ell_1$$-norm penalization. (English) Zbl 1455.62065
Summary: This paper considers inference in a linear regression model with outliers in which the number of outliers can grow with sample size while their proportion goes to 0. We propose a square-root lasso $$\ell_1$$-norm penalized estimator. We derive rates of convergence and establish asymptotic normality. Our estimator has the same asymptotic variance as the OLS estimator in the standard linear model. This enables us to build tests and confidence sets in the usual and simple manner. The proposed procedure is also computationally advantageous, it amounts to solving a convex optimization program. Overall, the suggested approach offers a practical robust alternative to the ordinary least squares estimator.
Reviewer: Reviewer (Berlin)
##### MSC:
 62F35 Robustness and adaptive procedures (parametric inference) 62J05 Linear regression; mixed models 62J07 Ridge regression; shrinkage estimators (Lasso) 60F10 Large deviations
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