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Homogeneity of multinomial populations when data are classified into a large number of groups

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  • M.V. Alba-Fernández
  • M.D. Jiménez-Gamero
  • F.J. Ariza-López

Abstract

Suppose that we are interested in the comparison of two independent categorical variables. Suppose also that the population is divided into subpopulations or groups. Notice that the distribution of the target variable may vary across subpopulations, moreover, it might happen that the two independent variables have the same distribution in the whole population, but their distributions could differ in some groups. So, instead of testing the homogeneity of the two categorical variables, one may be interested in simultaneously testing the homogeneity in all groups. A novel procedure is proposed for carrying out such a testing problem. The test statistic is shown to be asymptotically normal, avoiding the use of complicated resampling methods to get p-values. Here by asymptotic we mean when the number of groups increases; the sample sizes of the data from each group can either stay bounded or grow with the number of groups. The finite sample performance of the proposal is empirically evaluated through an extensive simulation study. The usefulness of the proposal is illustrated by three data sets coming from diverse experimental fields such as education, the COVID-19 pandemic and digital elevation models.

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  • M.V. Alba-Fernández & M.D. Jiménez-Gamero & F.J. Ariza-López, 2026. "Homogeneity of multinomial populations when data are classified into a large number of groups," Journal of Applied Statistics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 53(8), pages 1442-1462, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:japsta:v:53:y:2026:i:8:p:1442-1462
    DOI: 10.1080/02664763.2025.2565604
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