Robust BCa–JaB method as a diagnostic tool for linear regression models

Abstract

The Jackknife-after-bootstrap (JaB) technique originally developed by Efron [8] has been proposed as an approach to improve the detection of influential observations in linear regression models by Martin and Roberts [12] and Beyaztas and Alin [2]. The method is based on the use of percentile-method confidence intervals to provide improved cut-off values for several single case-deletion influence measures. In order to improve JaB, we propose using robust versions of Efron [7]’s bias-corrected and accelerated (BCa) bootstrap confidence intervals. In this study, the performances of robust BCa–JaB and conventional JaB methods are compared in the cases of DFFITS, Welsch's distance and modified Cook's distance influence diagnostics. Comparisons are based on both real data examples and through a simulation study. Our results reveal that under a variety of scenarios, our proposed method provides more accurate and reliable results, and it is more robust to masking effects.