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Precedence-type tests based on record values
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Precedence-type tests based on record values

Abstract

Precedence-type tests based on order statistics are simple and efficient nonparametric tests that are very useful in the context of life-testing, and they have been studied quite extensively in the literature; see Balakrishnan and Ng (Precedence-type tests and applications. Wiley, Hoboken, 2006). In this paper, we consider precedence-type tests based on record values and develop specifically record precedence test, record maximal precedence test and record-rank-sum test. We derive their exact null distributions and tabulate some critical values. Then, under the general Lehmann alternative, we derive the exact power functions of these tests and discuss their power under the location-shift alternative. We also establish that the record precedence test is the uniformly most powerful test for testing against the one-parameter family of Lehmann alternatives. Finally, we discuss the situation when we have insufficient number of records to apply the record precedence test and then make some concluding remarks.

Authors

Balakrishnan N; Dembińska A; Stepanov A

Journal

Metrika, Vol. 68, No. 2, pp. 233–255

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

September 1, 2008

DOI

10.1007/s00184-007-0155-2

ISSN

0026-1335

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