A test for normality of observations and regression residuals

Summary Using the Lagrange multiplier procedure or score test on the Pearson family of distributions we obtain tests for normality of observations and regression disturbances. The tests suggested have optimum asymptotic power properties and good finite sample performance. Due to their simplicity they should prove to be useful tools in statistical analysis.

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