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An Alternative Test for Multisample Sphericity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

P. Harris*
Affiliation:
Liverpool Polytechnic
*
Requests for reprints should be sent to Dr. P. Harris, Dept. of Mathematics, Liverpool Polytechnic, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, England,

Abstract

A test for multisample sphericity based on the efficient scores criterion is obtained as an alternative to the likelihood ratio test developed by Mendoza.

Type
Notes And Comments
Copyright
Copyright © 1984 The Psychometric Society

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