In this paper we address the problem of testing the equality ofk intraclass correlation coefficients based on samples from independentp-variate normal populations, and explore various aspects of optimality through invariance. A UMPIU test is derived fork=2, and LMMPIU test of SenGupta and Vermeire (1986) is indicated fork>2. Several approximately optimum invariant tests are also proposed. The tests are compared with the approximate LR tests and Fisher'sZ-tests derived in Konishi and Gupta (1987, 1989). As expected, the performance of the proposed tests turns out to be quite satisfactory and superior to the LR tests andZ-tests.
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Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics 45(3), pp.579-597
