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DSE 2012 Question 39: Hypothesis testing

Suppose you have a sample of size one from one of the following densities H0: f(x)=2x, 0≤x≤1H_{0}:\ f(x)=2x,\ 0\le x\le 1H0​: f(x)=2x, 0≤x≤1 and H1: f(x)=2−2x, 0≤x≤1H_{1}:\ f(x)=2-2x,\ 0\le x\le 1H1​: f(x)=2−2x, 0≤x≤1. Let α\alphaα and β\betaβ denote type I error and type II error, respectively. Find the test procedure of the form 'Reject H0H_{0}H0​ if x<kx<kx<k' with α=0.09\alpha=0.09α=0.09. Find β\betaβ for this test.

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Suppose you have a sample of size one from one of the following densities H₀: f(x)=2x, 0≤ x≤ 1 and H₁: f(x)=2-2x, 0≤ x≤ 1. Let α and β denote type I error and type II error, respectively. Find the test procedure of the form 'Reject H₀ if x<k ' with α=0.09. Find β for this test. (A) k=0.5, β=0.25 (B) k=0.5, β=0.36 (C) k=0.3, β=0.16 (D) k=0.3, β=0.49

Also written as: Suppose you have a sample of size one from one of the following densities H_0: f(x)=2x, 0<= x<= 1 and H_1: f(x)=2-2x, 0<= x<= 1. Let alpha and beta denote type I error and type II error, respectively. Find the test procedure of the form 'Reject H_0 if x<k ' with alpha=0.09. Find beta for this test.

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This question is on Type I and type II errors and power, part of Hypothesis testing in Statistics.

The two ways a test can be wrong and the probability of detecting a real effect.

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