Testing of statistical hypotheses in the splitting component model

This paper considers the problem of testing the statistical significance of parametrically close components of the mixture of probabilistic distribution. To solve the problem, the author presents the asymptotically most powerful test and finds the limiting distributions, power loss, and asymptotic deficiency. The application of a given test for mixtures of normal and gamma distributions is detailed in the present paper.     

A chi-square test for dimensionality with non-Gaussian data

The classical theory for testing the null hypothesis that a set of canonical correlation coefficients is zero leads to a chi-square test under the assumption of multi-normality. The test has been used in the context of dimension reduction. In this paper, we study the limiting distribution of the test statistic without the normality assumption, and obtain a necessary and sufficient condition for the chi-square limiting distribution to hold. Implications of the result are also discussed for the problem of dimension reduction.     

Trimmed portmanteau test for linear processes with infinite variance

In this article, we consider a model check test for linear processes with infinite variance. As a test statistic, we employ the portmanteau test with trimmed residuals. It is shown that the limiting null distribution of the test is a chi-square distribution. Simulation results are provided for illustration.     

An asymptotic decomposition for multivariate distribution-free tests of independence

In the multivariate case, the empirical dependence function, defined as the empirical distribution function with reduced uniform margins on the unit interval, can be shown for an i.i.d. sequence to converge weakly in an asymptotic way to a limiting Gaussian process. The main result of this paper is that this limiting process can be canonically separated into a finite set of independent Gaussian processes, enabling one to test the existence of dependence relationships within each subset of coordinates independently (in an asymptotic way) of what occurs in the other subsets. As an application we derive the Karhunen-Loeve expansions of the corresponding processes and give the limiting distribution of the multivariate Cramer-Von Mises test of independence, generalizing results of Blum, Kiefer, Rosenblatt, and Dugué. Other extensions are mentioned, including a generalization of Kendall's τ.     

ARCH模型的多变点检验

研究自回归条件异方差(ARCH)模型的多变点检验问题.提出一种拟似然比检验统计量,并在原假设下给出统计量的极限分布.在假设检验过程中得到变点个数的一致估计.数值模拟与实例分析说明了方法的合理性.     

Inference for Spatial Autoregressive Models with Infinite Variance Noises

A self-weighted quantile procedure is proposed to study the inference for a spatial unilateral autoregressive model with independent and identically distributed innovations belonging to the domain of attraction of a stable law with index of stability α, α ∈ (0, 2]. It is shown that when the model is stationary, the self-weighted quantile estimate of the parameter has a closed form and converges to a normal limiting distribution, which avoids the difficulty of Roknossadati and Zarepour (2010) in deriving their limiting distribution for an M-estimate. On the contrary, we show that when the model is not stationary, the proposed estimates have the same limiting distributions as those of Roknossadati and Zarepour. Furthermore, a Wald test statistic is proposed to consider the test for a linear restriction on the parameter, and it is shown that under a local alternative, the Wald statistic has a non-central chisquared distribution. Simulations and a real data example are also reported to assess the performance of the proposed method.     

Application of modified information criterion to multiple change point problems

The modified information criterion (MIC) is applied to detect multiple change points in a sequence of independent random variables. We find that the method is consistent in selecting the correct model, and the resulting test statistic has a simple limiting distribution. We show that the estimators for locations of change points achieve the best convergence rate, and their limiting distribution can be expressed as a function of a random walk. A simulation is conducted to demonstrate the usefulness of this method by comparing the powers between the MIC and the Schwarz information criterion.     

测量误差模型参数变点的非参数检验

本讨论测量误差参数变点的检测问题,利用秩统计量,给出了模型只有一个变点的检验统计量,运用检验统计量渐近分布的性质,给出了一个计算检验淅近临界值的公式,由此我们可以较为客易计算检验的临界值。     

Modified Kent's statistics for testing goodness of fit for the Fisher distribution in small concentrated samples

The limiting null distribution of Kent's (1982) statistic, to test whether a sample comes from the Fisher distribution is derived when κ, the concentration parameter, goes to ∞. A modification is suggested, the limiting null distribution of which is ξ₂² when either κ or n, the sample size, goes to ∞. Tests of Fisherness based on the eigenvalues of the sample cross product matrix are also considered. Numerical examples are presented.     

Testing Extreme Value Conditions

A test statistic is developed that checks the validity of the extreme value conditions without specifiying the shape parameter of the limiting extreme value distribution.