Invariant tests for multivariate normality: a critical review
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Tests for multivariate normality; affine invariance; consistency; multivariate skewness; multivariate kurtosis; Roy’s union-intersection principle; empirical characteristic function; angles and radii; projection pursuit; locally best invariant test; 62G10; 62F05;All these keywords.
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