• Test statistics for sphericity and identity of the covariance matrix are presented, when the data are multivariate normal and the dimension, p, can exceed the sample size, n. Using the asymptotic theory of U-statistics, the test statistics are shown to follow an approximate normal distribution for large p, also when p >> n. The statistics are derived under very general conditions, particularly avoiding any strict assumptions on the traces of the unknown covariance matrix. Neither any relationship between n and p is assumed. The accuracy of the statistics is shown through simulation results, particularly emphasizing the case when p can be much larger than n. The validity of the commonly used assumptions for high-dimensional set up is also briefly discussed.

Ämnesord

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Matematik -- Sannolikhetsteori och statistik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Mathematics -- Probability Theory and Statistics (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

covariance testing; high dimensional data; sphericity

Mathematical statistics

Matematisk statistik

Publikations- och innehållstyp

vet (ämneskategori)

rap (ämneskategori)