Abstract
An exact algorithm is provided for finding the Least Median of Squares (LMS) line for a bivariate regression with no intercept term. It is shown that the popular PROGRESS routine will not, in general, find the LMS slope when the intercept is suppressed.
Paper submitted to CSDA in January 2005. Paper published in March 2006. Click here for abstract and full text (from ScienceDirect).
The Excel workbooks below contain macros. To fully utilize the file, you must click the Enable Macros button when opening the workbooks. You may have to change your Security (execute Tools: Macros: Security and set to Medium) to Medium, then open the workbooks.
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| Excel workbook with the code for an exact, analytical solution to the bivariate, zero intercept (y = mx) case. Right-click the link and Save Target As or Download Link to your hard drive, then open the file from Excel. |
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| Word document that contains an introduction to LMS. Right-click the link and Save Target As or Download Link to your hard drive, then open the file from Word. |
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| Excel workbook that accompanies the LMSIntro.doc file. Right-click the link and Save Target As or Download Link to your hard drive, then open the file from Excel. |
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Humberto Barreto
Department of Economics
Wabash College
Crawfordsville, IN 47933
(765) 361-6315
David M. Maharry
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Wabash College
Crawfordsville, IN 47933
Last Updated: July 19, 2006