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Chernoff Index for Cox Test of Separate Parametric Families.


ABSTRACT: The asymptotic efficiency of a generalized likelihood ratio test proposed by Cox is studied under the large deviations framework for error probabilities developed by Chernoff. In particular, two separate parametric families of hypotheses are considered (Cox, 1961, 1962). The significance level is set such that the maximal type I and type II error probabilities for the generalized likelihood ratio test decay exponentially fast with the same rate. We derive the analytic form of such a rate that is also known as the Chernoff index (Chernoff, 1952), a relative efficiency measure when there is no preference between the null and the alternative hypotheses. We further extend the analysis to approximate error probabilities when the two families are not completely separated. Discussions are provided concerning the implications of the present result on model selection.

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5865707 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Chernoff Index for Cox Test of Separate Parametric Families.

Li Xiaoou X   Liu Jingchen J   Ying Zhiliang Z  

Annals of statistics 20180222 1


The asymptotic efficiency of a generalized likelihood ratio test proposed by Cox is studied under the large deviations framework for error probabilities developed by Chernoff. In particular, two separate parametric families of hypotheses are considered (Cox, 1961, 1962). The significance level is set such that the maximal type I and type II error probabilities for the generalized likelihood ratio test decay exponentially fast with the same rate. We derive the analytic form of such a rate that is  ...[more]

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