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Doornik-Hansen test for multivariate normality

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Description

This seems to be the preferred test for VAR residual normality testing. Do we have it anywhere?

http://economics.ouls.ox.ac.uk/12773/1/normal2.pdf
http://lists.wfu.edu/pipermail/gretl-users/2007-November/001954.html

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Start by reading the linked Doornik-Hansen paper and the Gretl discussion to understand the proposed test for VAR residual normality. Then locate the existing VAR residual normality testing entry points in statsmodels and determine the expected API and validation coverage; done requires an agreed implementation scope and verified test results.

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