Note on High Dimensional Spatial-Sign Test for One Sample Problem
Abstract
We revisit the null distribution of the high-dimensional spatial-sign test of Wang et al. (2015) under mild structural assumptions on the scatter matrix. We show that the standardized test statistic converges to a non-Gaussian limit, characterized as a mixture of a normal component and a weighted chi-square component. To facilitate practical implementation, we propose a wild bootstrap procedure for computing critical values and establish its asymptotic validity. Numerical experiments demonstrate that the proposed bootstrap test delivers accurate size control across a wide range of dependence settings and dimension-sample-size regimes.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Statistical Methods and Inference
Advanced Statistical Methods and Models
Random Matrices and Applications
Publication details
- Journal / source
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Publication date
- 13 January 2026
- Document type
- Preprint