ASYMPTOTIC PARAMETRIC TESTS OF NONLINEAR HYPOTHESES

Abatnet The parametric asymptotic test theory for composite hypotheses is presented in a rather general set-up: (i) the composite hypotheses are of a truly nonlinear form (ii) the norming matrices are not necessarüy diagonal (iü) the underlying stochastic model forms a 'non-ergodic model' (iv) the 'objective' or 'estimation' function approach is chosen. AUowing (i) and (ii) simultaneously enforces a condition on the compatibility of the norming matrices and the form of the hypothesis. The familiar asymptotic x^ " distributions of the likelihood ratio-, the scoreand the Wald-statistic are derived. An example involving a parametric trend function iUustrates some aspects of the approach.