statsmodels.robust.norms.StudentT.psi_deriv#

StudentT.psi_deriv(z)[source]#

The derivative of the psi function of the StudentT norm

Parameters:
zarray_like

1d array

Returns:
psi_derivndarray

psi_deriv(z) = -2 * df * x**2 / (df + x**2)**2 + df / (df + x**2) where x = z / c.

Notes

Used to estimate the robust covariance matrix.