A modified runs test for symmetry
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Reza Modarres; Joseph L. Gastwirth
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Article
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1996
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Elsevier Science
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English
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We present a modification of a recently proposed test of symmetry about a known center. The new test uses Wilcoxon scores to weigh the runs and has a limiting normal distribution under the null hypothesis. A Monte Carlo study shows that it is more powerful than both the runs and Wilcoxon signed-rank