ABSTRACT

Describes the selection, design, theory, and application of tests for normality. Covers robust estimation, test power, and univariate and multivariate normality. Contains tests ofr multivariate normality and coordinate-dependent and invariant approaches.

chapter |14 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter |28 pages

TESTS USING MOMENTS

chapter |30 pages

OTHER TESTS FOR UNIVARIATE NORMALITY

chapter |24 pages

GOODNESS OF FIT TESTS

chapter |20 pages

TESTS FOR OUTLIERS

chapter |22 pages

TESTING FOR NORMALITY WITH CENSORED DATA

chapter |44 pages

ASSESSING MULTIVARIATE NORMALITY

chapter |38 pages

TESTING FOR MULTIVARIATE OUTLIERS

chapter |24 pages

TESTING FOR NORMAL MIXTURES

chapter |30 pages

ROBUST ESTIMATION OF LOCATION AND SCALE

chapter |22 pages

COMPUTATIONAL ISSUES