It is noted that the usual estimators that are optimal under a Gaussian assumption are very vulnerable to the effects of outliers. A survey of robust alternatives to the mean, standard deviation, product moment correlation, t-test, and analysis of variance is offered. Robust methods of factor analysis, principal components analysis and multivariate analysis of variance are also surveyed, as are schemes for outlier detection.
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