A modified runs test for symmetry

Statistics and Probability Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-112

  Modarres, Reza ^a   Gastwirth, Joseph L ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric alternative; Lambda family; Power; Runs test; Test of symmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030590933     PISSN: 01677152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7152(96)00020-X     Document Type: Article

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