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Generous statistical tests
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DOI：10.1007/s00477-007-0190-6.png)
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A common statistical problem is deciding which of two possible sources, A and B, of a contaminant is most likely the actual source. The situation considered here, based on an actual problem of polychlorinated biphenyl contamination discussed below, is one in which the data strongly supports the hypothesis that source A is responsible. The problem approach here is twofold: One, accurately estimating this extreme probability. Two, since the statistics involved will be used in a legal setting, estimating the extreme probability in such a way as to be as generous as is possible toward the defendant's claim that the other site B could be responsible; thereby leaving little room for argument when this assertion is shown to be highly unlikely. The statistical testing for this problem is modeled by random variables {X (i) } and the corresponding sample mean for a given number a (0). Under the hypothesis that the random variables {X (i) } satisfy E(X (i) ) mu, for some 0 < mu < 1, statistical tests are given, described as generous, because is maximized. The intent is to be able to reject the hypothesis that a (0) is a value of the sample mean while eliminating any possible objections to the model distributions chosen for the {X (i) } by choosing those distributions which maximize the value of for the test used.
Keywords:
Testing unlikely events
Extreme deviations
PCB contamination
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