Exact computation of Censored Least Absolute Deviations estimator
删失最小绝对偏差估计量的精确计算
We show that exact computation of the censored least absolute deviations (CLAD) estimator proposed by Powell (1984) may be achieved by formulating the estimator as a linear Mixed Integer Programming (MIP) problem with disjunctive constraints. We apply our approach to three previously studied datasets and find that widely used approximate optimization algorithms can lead to erroneous conclusions. Extensive simulations confirm that MIP-based computation using available solvers…