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Comparing Distributions: The Harmonic Mass Index

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  • Jeroen Hinloopen

    (Universiteit van Amsterdam)

  • Charles van Marrewijk

    (Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam)

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The information contained in PP-plots is transformed into a single number. The resulting Harmonic Mass (HM) index is distribution free and its sample counterpart is shown to be consistent. For a wide class of CDFs the exact analytical expression of the distribution of the sample HM index is derived, assuming the two underlying samples to be drawn from the same distribution. The robustness of the concomitant test statistic is assessed, and four different methods are discussed for applying the HM test in case of asymmetric samples.

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  • Jeroen Hinloopen & Charles van Marrewijk, 2005. "Comparing Distributions: The Harmonic Mass Index," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 05-122/1, Tinbergen Institute, revised 30 Dec 2005.
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    Distribution; PP-plot; test statistic; critical percentile values; robustness.;
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    • C12 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Hypothesis Testing: General
    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General

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