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On consistency and inconsistency of nonparametric tests

Statistics Theory 2019-09-13 v5 Statistics Theory

Abstract

For χ2\chi^2-tests with increasing number of cells, Cramer-von Mises tests, tests generated L2\mathbb{L}_2- norms of kernel estimators and tests generated quadratic forms of estimators of Fourier coefficients, we find necessary and sufficient conditions of consistency and inconsistency for sequences of alternatives having a given rate of convergence to hypothesis in L2\mathbb{L}_2-norm. We provide transparent interpretations of these conditions allowing to understand the structure of such consistent sequences. For problem of signal detection in Gaussian white noise we show that, if set of alternatives is bounded closed center-symmetric convex set UU with deleted "small" L2\mathbb{L}_2 -- ball, then compactness of set UU is necessary condition for existence of consistent tests.

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@article{arxiv.1807.09076,
  title  = {On consistency and inconsistency of nonparametric tests},
  author = {Mikhail Ermakov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.09076},
  year   = {2019}
}

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arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1708.04985