Genc, Ali I.2019-08-012019-08-0120070361-0918https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03610910701539161https://hdl.handle.net/11480/5432A generalization of the slash distribution is derived using the scale mixture of the exponential power distribution. The newly defined family of distributions provides a rich flexibility on the tail heaviness and yields alternative robust estimators of location and scale in non normal situations. In order to investigate asymptotically the bias properties of the estimators, a simulation study is performed. The performance of the estimators on two well-known real data sets is also illustrated.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessexponential power distributionheavy tailM-estimationrobustnessslash distributionArticle36593794710.1080/036109107015391612-s2.0-34548303608Q3WOS:000251715000001Q4