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Testing significance of variables in regression analysis when there is non-normality or heteroskedasticity.: The wild bootstrap and the generalised lambda distribution

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Publication date1/01/2008
Host publicationAdvances In Doctoral Research In Management (Volume 2)
PublisherWorld Scientific Publishing Co.
Pages151-174
Number of pages24
ISBN (electronic)9789812778666
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Statistical inference on the parameters of regression models requires special precautions when the error term is heteroskedastic and/or non-normal. In this case, although conventional test statistics do not follow t and F distributions, simulation methods can be used to draw inferences. We discuss two methods: the wild bootstrap and the generalised lambda distribution. By employing both artificial and real-world data from the National Footbal League, we show that these methods may prove particularly useful in hypothesis testing.

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