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A Quantile-based Test for Symmetry of Weakly Dependent Processes

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  • Zacharias Psaradakis
  • Marián Vávra

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type="main" xml:id="jtsa12132-abs-0001"> This article considers the problem of testing for symmetry of the marginal distribution of weakly dependent, stationary random processes. A quantile-based test for symmetry is proposed, which is easy to implement, requires no moment assumptions and has a standard asymptotic distribution. The finite-sample properties of the test are assessed by means of Monte Carlo experiments. An application to financial time series is also discussed.

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  • Zacharias Psaradakis & Marián Vávra, 2015. "A Quantile-based Test for Symmetry of Weakly Dependent Processes," Journal of Time Series Analysis, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 36(4), pages 587-598, July.
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