Tests of Symmetry in Three-dimensional Contingency Tables Based on Phi-divergence Statistics

M. L. Menendez, J. A. Pardo and L. Pardo

Journal of Applied Statistics, 2004, vol. 31, issue 9, 1095-1114

Abstract: In this paper we introduce a family of test statistics for testing complete symmetry in three-dimensional contingency tables based on phi- divergence families. These test statistics yield the likelihood ratio test and the Pearson test statistics as special cases. Asymptotic distribution for the new test statistics are derived under both the null and the alternative hypotheses. A simulation study is presented to show that some new statistics offer an attractive alternative to the classical Pearson and likelihood ratio test statistics for this problem of complete symmetry.

Keywords: Three dimensional contingency table; complete symmetry; φ-divergence statistic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1080/0266476042000280373

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