Regression model
Theil-Sen Estimator
The Theil-Sen estimator is a robust linear regression method that estimates the slope as the median of the slopes computed over all pairs of data points. Introduced by Henri Theil in 1950 and extended by P. K. Sen in 1968, it tolerates outliers in the response with a breakdown point of about 29%.
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Sources
- Sen, P. K. (1968). Estimates of the Regression Coefficient Based on Kendall's Tau. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 63(324), 1379-1389. DOI: 10.1080/01621459.1968.10480934 ↗
- Theil, H. (1950). A Rank-Invariant Method of Linear and Polynomial Regression Analysis. Proceedings of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, 53, 386-392, 521-525, 1397-1412. link ↗