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A Monte Carlo evaluation of the performance of two new tests for symmetry

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  • James S. Allison

    (North-West University)

  • Charl Pretorius

    (North-West University)

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We propose two new tests for symmetry based on well-known characterisations of symmetric distributions. The performance of the new tests is evaluated and compared to that of other existing tests by means of a Monte Carlo study. All tests are carried out in a regression setup where we test whether the error distribution in a linear regression model is symmetric. It is found that the newly proposed tests perform favourably compared to the other tests.

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  • James S. Allison & Charl Pretorius, 2017. "A Monte Carlo evaluation of the performance of two new tests for symmetry," Computational Statistics, Springer, vol. 32(4), pages 1323-1338, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:compst:v:32:y:2017:i:4:d:10.1007_s00180-016-0680-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s00180-016-0680-4
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