In this paper we propose a new class of statistics to test a simple hypothesis against a family of alternatives characterized by a mixture model. Unlike the likelihood ratio statistic, whose large ...

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At times we wish to examine statistical evidence, and determine whether it supports or contradicts a claim that has been made (or that we might wish to make) concerning the entire population. This is ...

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Business owners like to know how their decisions will impact their businesses. According to Harvard Business School Online, before making decisions, managers may explore the benefits of hypothesis ...

In Hypothesis Testing 1, you were introduced to the ideas of hypothesis testing in the context of deciding whether a coin was fair or biased in favor of heads. In this section hypothesis testing ...

This paper explores one technique for estimation and hypothesis testing in dynamic linear models. The method combines the analytics of moving average solutions to dynamic models, together with the ...

Null hypothesis vs. hypothesis, which is the right choice? When you get into the different methods of analyzing data, there is no shortage of tools at your disposal. Understanding the difference ...