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A note on distortions induced by truncation with applications to linear regression systems

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  • Marchetti, Giovanni M.
  • Stanghellini, Elena

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We explore the effects of truncation on the joint distribution of the observable random variables. A general formula for the distortion induced by truncation in the least-squares coefficients is presented. The implications of our derivations are illustrated with an example.

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  • Marchetti, Giovanni M. & Stanghellini, Elena, 2008. "A note on distortions induced by truncation with applications to linear regression systems," Statistics & Probability Letters, Elsevier, vol. 78(6), pages 824-829, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:stapro:v:78:y:2008:i:6:p:824-829
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