In univariate nonlinear regression models, estimator and test statistics based on (generalized) least squares and maximum likelihood methods are usually nonrobust; M-procedures are better in this ...

Razia Azen, David V. Budescu, Comparing Predictors in Multivariate Regression Models: An Extension of Dominance Analysis, Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, Vol. 31, No. 2 (Summer, 2006 ...