Instituto de Mathemática Pura e Aplicada (IMPA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Abstract:
Influence curves are defined for estimators of the ED50 in quantal bioassay, assuming a symmetic tolerance distribution. A definition of influence-curve robustness is suggested. Influence curves are obtained for L-,M- and R-estimators, and their robustness is investigated. The influence curve of the logistic maximum likelihood estimator is studied.