TY - JOUR A1 - Gaigall, Daniel T1 - Rothman–Woodroofe symmetry test statistic revisited T2 - Computational Statistics & Data Analysis N2 - The Rothman–Woodroofe symmetry test statistic is revisited on the basis of independent but not necessarily identically distributed random variables. The distribution-freeness if the underlying distributions are all symmetric and continuous is obtained. The results are applied for testing symmetry in a meta-analysis random effects model. The consistency of the procedure is discussed in this situation as well. A comparison with an alternative proposal from the literature is conducted via simulations. Real data are analyzed to demonstrate how the new approach works in practice. Y1 - 2020 UR - https://opus.bibliothek.fh-aachen.de/opus4/frontdoor/index/index/docId/10411 SN - 0167-9473 VL - 2020 IS - 142 SP - Artikel 106837 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER -