A nonparametric multivariate multisample test based on data depth

: In this paper, we construct a family of nonparametric mul- tivariate multisample tests based on depth rankings. These tests are of Kruskal-Wallis type in the sense that the samples are variously ordered. However, unlike the Kruskal-Wallis test, these tests are based upon a depth ranking using a statistical depth function such as the halfspace depth or the Mahalanobis depth, etc. The types of tests we propose are adapted to the depth function that is most appropriate for the application. Under the null hypothesis that all samples come from the same distribution, we show that the test statistic asymptotically has a chi-square distribution. Some comparisons of power are made with the Hotelling T 2 , and the test of Choi and Marden (1997). Our test is particularly recommended when the data are of unknown distribution type where there is some evidence that the density contours are not elliptical. However, when the data are normally distributed, we often obtain high relative power.

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