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We provide a selective view of some key statistical concepts that underlie the different approaches to multivariate outlier detection. Our hope is that appreciation of these concepts will help to establish a unified and widely accepted framework for outlier detection.
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Cerioli, A., Atkinson, A.C., Riani, M. (2011). Some Perspectives on Multivariate Outlier Detection. In: Ingrassia, S., Rocci, R., Vichi, M. (eds) New Perspectives in Statistical Modeling and Data Analysis. Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11363-5_26
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