Domains of Optimality of Tests in Simple Random Sampling
Hildebrand, David K.
Ann. Math. Statist., Tome 40 (1969) no. 6, p. 308-312 / Harvested from Project Euclid
This paper deals with the structure of sets $\Omega$ of distributions for which a particular test is the most powerful for testing a simple hypothesis $H:f = f_0 \operatorname{vs.} K:f \varepsilon\Omega$, that is, with the domain of optimality of a test. The context is restricted to these $\Omega$ consisting of probabilities having continuous positive densities, and to one-sample tests. The important concept is that of a family of tests, one for each significance level. This concept allows us to use the full power of the Neyman-Pearson Lemma. The main results are: (1) The domain of optimality of a test family $\Phi$ is essentially a multiplicatively-convex (convex in the logarithms) cone; hence there are distributions both "near to" and "far from" the null distribution for which $\Phi$ is optimal. (Theorems 1, 2, and 3). (2) If $\Phi$ is uniformly most powerful for testing $H:f = f_0 \operatorname{vs.} K:f \varepsilon\Omega$ with $n \geqq 2$ then the class of distributions has a monotone likelihood ratio. (Theorem 4).
Publié le : 1969-02-14
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     journal = {Ann. Math. Statist.},
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     number = {6},
     year = {1969},
     pages = { 308-312},
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Hildebrand, David K. Domains of Optimality of Tests in Simple Random Sampling. Ann. Math. Statist., Tome 40 (1969) no. 6, pp.  308-312. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/1177697827/