LIKELIHOOD RATIO TESTS FOR RESTRICTED FAMILIES

Abstract

Likelihood ratio tests for the problem: Ho: F epsilon G1 versus H1: F epsilon G- G1 are defined for certain nonparametric families of distributions G and G1. In particular the likelihood ratio test is defined and shown to be unbiased when G1 denotes the exponential distributions (possibly truncated) and G denotes the distributions with increasing failure rate. Comparisons are made with competing tests. The problem of testing for increasing failure rate average is also examined.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0653104

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  • Richard E. Barlow

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  • University of California, Berkeley

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