Goldstein, Larry; Gordon, Louis Asymptotics for the maximum of half-normal plots. (English) Zbl 0867.62006 Ann. Stat. 24, No. 5, 2250-2265 (1996). Summary: We study approximations to the distribution of the largest Walsh-Fourier coefficient obtained by transforming i.i.d. observations from a non-normal parent distribution. The study is inspired by the use of half-normal plots in screening studies and in the analysis of molecular sequence data. In the latter context, we indicate why continuity corrections are needed. MSC: 62E20 Asymptotic distribution theory in statistics 60G70 Extreme value theory; extremal stochastic processes 62K15 Factorial statistical designs 62E17 Approximations to statistical distributions (nonasymptotic) Keywords:extremes; Fisher’s test; largest Walsh-Fourier coefficient; non-normal parent distribution; half-normal plots; continuity corrections × Cite Format Result Cite Review PDF Full Text: DOI