A widely used estimation method in estimating regression model parameters is the ordinary least square (OLS) that minimizes the sum of the error squares. In addition to the ease of computing, OLS is a good unbiased estimator as long as the error component assumption () in the given model is met. However, in the application, it is often encountered violations of assumptions. One of the violation types is the violation of distributed error assumption which is caused by the existence of the outlier on observation data. Thus, a solid method is required to overcome the existence of outlier, that is Robust Regression. One of the Robust Regression methods commonly used is robust MM method. Robust MM method is a combination of breakdown point and high efficiency. Results obtained based on simulated data generated using SAS software 9.2, shows that the use of objective weighting function tukey bisquare is able to overcome the existence of extreme outlier. Furthermore, it is determined that the value of tuning constant c with Robust MM method is 4.685 and it is obtained95% of efficiency. Thus, the obtained breakdown point is 50%.
High Breakdown-Point and High Efficiency Robust Estimates for Regression