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Asymptotic Methods in Statistical Inference - Statistics Centre

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S<strong>in</strong>ce<br />

( ) − ( 0 ) = 0 ( 0 )( − 0 )+( − 0 )<br />

= 0 ( 0 ) ∆ √ + ( −12 )<br />

we obta<strong>in</strong><br />

( ) → Φ<br />

Ã<br />

0 !<br />

( 0 ) ∆<br />

( 0 ) − <br />

0 ( 0 )<br />

Here the ‘efficacy’ depends only on the<br />

( 0 )<br />

chosen test and not on the level or alternative. A<br />

test with greater efficacy has greater asymptotic<br />

power for all ∆, at all levels. Note that the efficacy<br />

depends only on the asymptotic mean and<br />

variance, at or near 0 .<br />

• Example: Matched subjects (e.g. brothers and<br />

sisters) each receive one of treatments A and B<br />

(e.g. a remedial read<strong>in</strong>g course or not) with random<br />

assignments with<strong>in</strong> the pairs; the data are<br />

( = response to A, =responsetoB)<br />

<strong>in</strong> the i th pair ( =1).

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