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A New Non-parametric Test Procedure for the Median of an Asymmetrical Population

Received: 11 October 2016     Accepted: 25 October 2016     Published: 17 November 2016
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Abstract

This paper proposes and investigates the performance of a new non-parametric test procedure for the median of a non-normal population when the symmetry assumption is suspected. The new test procedure uses the Yeo-Johnson family of power transformations and the Shapiro-Wilk test of normality to modify the classical normal scores test. Under skewed models, simulation results show that the proposed test procedure is superior to all competitor tests under consideration in terms of preserving the empirical size of the test at its nominal level and also having higher empirical powers.

Published in American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics (Volume 5, Issue 6)
DOI 10.11648/j.ajtas.20160506.17
Page(s) 376-386
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Keywords

Power Transformations, Non-parametric Procedures, The Normal Scores Test, The Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test, The Sign Test, The Shapiro-Wilk Test

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  • Department of Statistics, Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

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