Robust multivariate mean estimation: the optimality of trimmed mean

07/26/2019

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by   Gábor Lugosi, et al.

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We consider the problem of estimating the mean of a random vector based on i.i.d. observations and adversarial contamination. We introduce a multivariate extension of the trimmed-mean estimator and show its optimal performance under minimal conditions.