Data Driven Smooth Tests for Bivariate Normality

Journal of Multivariate Analysis

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 26-53

  Bogdan, Małgorzata ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Goodness of fit; Monte Carlo simulations; Neyman's test; Schwarz's BIC criterion; Score test; Smooth test; Tests of bivariate normality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003065638     PISSN: 0047259X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmva.1998.1779     Document Type: Article

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