Gomez-Villegas, Miguel Angel and Gonzalez-Perez, Beatriz (2008) The Multivariate Point Null Testing Problem: A Bayesian Discussion. Statistics & Probability Letters, 78 (17). pp. 3070-3074. ISSN 0167-7152
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Abstract
In this paper the problem of testing a multivariate point hypothesis is considered. Of interest is the relationship between the p-value and the posterior probability. A Bayesian test for simple H0 V D 0 versus bilateral H0 V 6D 0, with a mixed prior distribution for the parameter , is developed. The methodology consists of fixing a sphere of radius around 0 and assigning a prior mass,0, to H0 by integrating the density ./ over this sphere and spreading the remainder, 1 0, over H1 according to ./. A theorem that shows when the frequentist and Bayesian procedures can give rise to the same decision is proved. Then, some examples are revisited.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | P-Values; Hypothesis; Probability; Frequentist;Statistics & Probability |
| Subjects: | Sciences > Mathematics > Mathematical statistics |
| ID Code: | 15829 |
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| Deposited On: | 05 Jul 2012 12:05 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Jul 2012 12:05 |
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