1. Critical Power Function and Decision Making.
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Sanathanan, Lalitha
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CRITICAL point theory , *STATISTICAL hypothesis testing , *FUNCTIONAL analysis , *CALCULUS of variations , *DECISION making , *DIFFERENTIAL topology , *DECISION theory - Abstract
It is generally recognized that when deciding on a significance level for a test, its power must also be taken into account. Determination of the optimal significance level, however, is not a straightforward task. It is pointed out here that by use of critical significance level and power we can achieve the usual objective of making a reject-or-accept decision without explicitly determining the optimal significance level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1974
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