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Sn and Qn Robust Scale Estimators

Sn and Qn are robust estimators of scale (spread) proposed by Rousseeuw and Croux (1993) as alternatives to the median absolute deviation (MAD). Both attain a 50% breakdown point while delivering higher statistical efficiency than MAD, so they measure dispersion accurately even when the data contain outliers.

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Sources

  1. Rousseeuw, P. J., & Croux, C. (1993). Alternatives to the Median Absolute Deviation. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 88(424), 1273-1283. DOI: 10.1080/01621459.1993.10476408

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ScholarGateSn and Qn Scale Estimators (Sn and Qn Robust Scale Estimators). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/statistics/sn-qn-estimators