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Message-ID: <43EA3377.5030907@gmail.com>
Date: 2006-02-08T18:07:51Z
From: Kjetil Halvorsen
Subject: rob var/cov + LAD regression
In-Reply-To: <20060208172244.116d59f8.secchi@sssup.it>

Angelo Secchi wrote:
> Hi,
> after looking around I was not able to get info about these two questions:
> 
> 1. Is there a function to have a  "jackknifed corrected  var/cov estimate" (as described in MacKinnon 

and White 1985) in a standard OLS regression?

Not sure, but look at package  sandwich  (on CRAN).

> 
> 2. Does R possess a LAD (Least Absolute Deviation) regression function?

This can be done with package quantreg  (on CRAN).

Kjetil

> 
> Any help?
> Thanks
>