This paper generalizes the locally optimal linear rank test based on copula from Shirahata (1974) resp. Guillén and Isabel (1998) and Genest et al. (2006) to p dimensions and introduces a new X2-type test for global independence (Nelsen test). The test is compared to similar nonparametric tests...

In this paper, we introduce a new ranking system where the data are preferences resulting from paired comparisons. When direct preferences are missing or unclear, then preferences are determined through indirect comparisons. Given that a ranking of n subjects implies paired preferences, the...