Saddlepoint approximation for the p-values of some distribution-free tests

This article discusses the saddlepoint approximation for the p-values of some distribution-free tests, a signed rank test for bivariate location problems and a dispersion test for scale problems. The statistics of the two considered tests are constructed based on the ratio of two variables. The accu...

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Main Authors: Abd El-Raheem M. Abd El-Raheem, Mona Hosny
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Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/math.2025121
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description This article discusses the saddlepoint approximation for the p-values of some distribution-free tests, a signed rank test for bivariate location problems and a dispersion test for scale problems. The statistics of the two considered tests are constructed based on the ratio of two variables. The accuracy of the saddlepoint approximation is compared to traditional asymptotic normal approximation by applying numerical comparisons. Furthermore, the proposed approximations are illustrated by analyzing numerical examples. The results of numerical comparisons indicate that the approximation error resulting from the proposed method is much lower than the traditional method, which is evidence of the superiority of the proposed approximation method over the traditional method. Accordingly, we can say that the saddlepoint approximation method can be a competitive alternative to the traditional method.
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spelling doaj-art-825d76fa48554a5f8fc1ad8682320d642025-08-20T03:17:09ZengAIMS PressAIMS Mathematics2473-69882025-02-011022602261810.3934/math.2025121Saddlepoint approximation for the p-values of some distribution-free testsAbd El-Raheem M. Abd El-Raheem0Mona Hosny1Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, EgyptDepartment of Mathematics, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, 61413, Saudi ArabiaThis article discusses the saddlepoint approximation for the p-values of some distribution-free tests, a signed rank test for bivariate location problems and a dispersion test for scale problems. The statistics of the two considered tests are constructed based on the ratio of two variables. The accuracy of the saddlepoint approximation is compared to traditional asymptotic normal approximation by applying numerical comparisons. Furthermore, the proposed approximations are illustrated by analyzing numerical examples. The results of numerical comparisons indicate that the approximation error resulting from the proposed method is much lower than the traditional method, which is evidence of the superiority of the proposed approximation method over the traditional method. Accordingly, we can say that the saddlepoint approximation method can be a competitive alternative to the traditional method.https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/math.2025121bivariate signed rank testslocation problemssaddlepoint approximationsscale problems
spellingShingle Abd El-Raheem M. Abd El-Raheem
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Saddlepoint approximation for the p-values of some distribution-free tests
AIMS Mathematics
bivariate signed rank tests
location problems
saddlepoint approximations
scale problems
title Saddlepoint approximation for the p-values of some distribution-free tests
title_full Saddlepoint approximation for the p-values of some distribution-free tests
title_fullStr Saddlepoint approximation for the p-values of some distribution-free tests
title_full_unstemmed Saddlepoint approximation for the p-values of some distribution-free tests
title_short Saddlepoint approximation for the p-values of some distribution-free tests
title_sort saddlepoint approximation for the p values of some distribution free tests
topic bivariate signed rank tests
location problems
saddlepoint approximations
scale problems
url https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/math.2025121
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