The Concept of Stringency for Test Comparison: The Case of a Cauchy Location Parameter

Strategies for comparison of alternative tests do not receive much attention in econometrics. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of stringency and illustrate it in the context of a very simple hypothesis testing problem. Systematic use of this concept can be very helpful in evaluating relative performance of tests

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Year of publication:	2017
Authors:	Zaman, Arif ; Zaman, Asad ; Rehman, Atiq-ur-
Published in:	International Econometric Review (IER). - Ankara : Econometric Research Association (ERA), ISSN 1308-8815. - Vol. 9.2017, 1, p. 1-20
Publisher:	Ankara : Econometric Research Association (ERA)
Subject:	Power Envelope \| Location Parameter \| Stringent Test

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.33818/ier.319909 [DOI] hdl:10419/238822 [Handle] RePEc:erh:journl:v:9:y:2017:i:1:p:1-20 [RePEc]
Classification:	C12 - Hypothesis Testing
Source:	EconStor

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