TY - BOOK AU - Eman Taha Hassan Mohammed AU - Ahmed Amin Elsheikh , AU - Ahmed Hassen Youssef , TI - Robust estimation in simultaneous equations model / PY - 2012/// CY - Cairo : PB - Eman Taha Hassan Mohammed , KW - Contaminated distributions KW - Diagnostic methods KW - Robust estimator N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Institute of Statistical Studies and Research - Department of Statistics and Econometrics; Issued also as CD N2 - Optimization of LS estimator requires the normality of error distribution , where there are no outliers in dependent variable . Dropping this assumption affects the LS estimator . LS estimator is influenced by outliers , which usually associate with non normal distributions for errors whether heavy tail , asymmetric distrbution , or contaminated distribution . Outliers and influential points especially attract or pull LS estimator towards them , such that LS estimator efficiency decreases and becomes more bias UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -