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Describe the generalised likelihood ratio test and the type of statistical question for which it is useful.
Suppose that are independent and identically distributed random variables with the Gamma distribution, having density function . Similarly, are independent and identically distributed with the Gamma distribution. It is desired to test the hypothesis against . Derive the generalised likelihood ratio test and express it in terms of .
Let denote the value that a random variable having the distribution exceeds with probability . Explain how to decide the outcome of a size test when by knowing only the value of and the value , for some and , which you should specify.
[You may use the fact that the distribution is equivalent to the distribution.]