BEAUTY Powered BEAST

Abstract

We study distribution-free goodness-of-fit tests with the proposed Binary Expansion Approximation of UniformiTY (BEAUTY) approach. This method generalizes the renowned Euler's formula, and approximates the characteristic function of any copula through a linear combination of expectations of binary interactions from marginal binary expansions. This novel theory enables a unification of many important tests of independence via approximations from specific quadratic forms of symmetry statistics, where the deterministic weight matrix characterizes the power properties of each test. To achieve a robust power, we examine test statistics with data-adaptive weights, referred to as the Binary Expansion Adaptive Symmetry Test (BEAST). For any given alternative, we demonstrate that the Neyman-Pearson test can be approximated by an oracle weighted sum of symmetry statistics. The BEAST with this oracle provides a useful benchmark of feasible power. To approach this oracle power, we devise the BEAST through a regularized resampling approximation of the oracle test. The BEAST improves the empirical power of many existing tests against a wide spectrum of common alternatives and delivers a clear interpretation of dependency forms when significant.

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