Refined data driven tests for univariate symmetry

We propose a modification of the data driven score rank tests studied recently in Inglot et al. (2012) by an appropriate choice of the orthonormal system. The simulation study confirms much better performance of the new tests for alternatives with dominating asymmetry in the tails and comparable sensitivity for other types of alternatives. In effect we obtain omnibus tests for symmetry which are equal to the best existing procedures for typical alternatives and overtake them significantly for atypical ones.

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Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).