1.II.18D
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 be a single observation from a probability density function . It is desired to test the hypothesis
with and , where is the distribution function of the standard normal, .
Determine the best test of size , where , and express its power in terms of and .
Find the size of the test that minimizes the sum of the error probabilities. Explain your reasoning carefully.