More powerful tests for homogeneity of multivariate normal mean vectors under an order restriction

Sankhya: The Indian Journal of Statistics

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 700-716

  Sasabuchi, Shoichi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Common unknown covariance matrix; Isotonic regression; Multivariate isotonic regression; Multivariate normal distribution; Similar test

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149468834     PISSN: 09727671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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