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Asymptotic linear dependence and ellipse statistics for multivariate two-sample homogeneity test

Methodology 2025-11-25 v1

Abstract

Statistical depth, which measures the center-outward rank of a given sample with respect to its underlying distribution, has become a popular and powerful tool in nonparametric inference. In this paper, we investigate the use of statistical depth in multivariate two-sample problems. We propose a new depth-based nonparametric two-sample test, which has the Chi-square(1) asymptotic distribution under the null hypothesis. Simulations and real-data applications highlight the efficacy and practical value of the proposed test.

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@article{arxiv.2511.19381,
  title  = {Asymptotic linear dependence and ellipse statistics for multivariate two-sample homogeneity test},
  author = {Chifeng Shen and Yuejiao Fu and Michael Chen and Xiaoping Shi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.19381},
  year   = {2025}
}

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19 pages; 9 figures

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