1.II.18D

Statistics
Part IB, 2005

In the context of hypothesis testing define the following terms: (i) simple hypothesis; (ii) critical region; (iii) size; (iv) power; and (v) type II error probability.

State, without proof, the Neyman-Pearson lemma.

Let XX be a single observation from a probability density function ff. It is desired to test the hypothesis

H0:f=f0 against H1:f=f1,H_{0}: f=f_{0} \quad \text { against } \quad H_{1}: f=f_{1},

with f0(x)=12xex2/2f_{0}(x)=\frac{1}{2}|x| e^{-x^{2} / 2} and f1(x)=Φ(x),<x<f_{1}(x)=\Phi^{\prime}(x),-\infty<x<\infty, where Φ(x)\Phi(x) is the distribution function of the standard normal, N(0,1)N(0,1).

Determine the best test of size α\alpha, where 0<α<10<\alpha<1, and express its power in terms of Φ\Phi and α\alpha.

Find the size of the test that minimizes the sum of the error probabilities. Explain your reasoning carefully.