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Linear transformations to symmetry

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We obtain random vectors with null third-order cumulants by projecting the data onto appropriate subspaces. Statistical applications include, but are not limited to, the robustification of Hotelling’s T2 test against nonnormality. Our approach only requires the existence of the third-order moments and leads to normal transformed variables when the parent distribution belongs to well-known classes of sample selection models.

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  • Loperfido, Nicola, 2014. "Linear transformations to symmetry," Journal of Multivariate Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 129(C), pages 186-192.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:jmvana:v:129:y:2014:i:c:p:186-192
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jmva.2014.04.018
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