@article{MAKHILLJEAS2018131016221, title = {A Modification of the Box M Statistics Using S Estimator}, journal = {Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences}, volume = {13}, number = {10}, pages = {3534-3540}, year = {2018}, issn = {1816-949x}, doi = {jeasci.2018.3534.3540}, url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-949x&doi=jeasci.2018.3534.3540}, author = {Shamshuritawati,Nuraimi and}, keywords = {Covariance matrix,S estimator,power of test,difference,covariance,matrices}, abstract = {Box M statistic constructed under the multivariate normality distribution and is one of Llikelihood Ratio Test (LRT). The performance of traditional Box M statistic by utilizing classical estimators suffers from masking and swamping effects when there is outlier in data set. To ease the problem, robust estimators are suggested. A robust Box M statistic based on a S estimator, Ms suggested as the alternative to the classical Box Ms statistic. From the simulation study, the performance comparison of classical and M statistics are measured using power of test. From the results, it displayed that Ms has a competitive performance relative to the classical statistic. As a conclusion, Ms can be used for testing the equality of two difference covariance matrices or more when the data contains outlier.} }