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Test for uniformity by empirical Fourier expansion

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We consider a test for uniformity based on the empirical Fourier coefficients. We establish the asymptotic level, as well as the asymptotic power of this test.

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  1. Département de Mathématiques, Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin, 45, Avenue des Etats-Unis, 78035, Versailles Cedex, France

    Kh. Djeddour, A. Mokkadem & M. Pelletier

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Djeddour, K., Mokkadem, A. & Pelletier, M. Test for uniformity by empirical Fourier expansion. Math. Meth. Stat. 16, 124–141 (2007). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1066530707020044

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