On the Influence Functions of Certain Bivariate Medians
若干二维中位数的影响函数
SUMMARY The asymptotic efficiency, influence function and breakdown properties of the multivariate median proposed by Oja are investigated and comparisons are made with two other generalizations of the median: the spatial median and the vector of marginal medians. It is shown that, for distributions with finite expectations, the Oja median has a bounded influence function although this median has 0% breakdown. For circular distributions, the influence functions of the Oja…