In mathematics, the ratio test is a test (or "criterion") for the convergence of a series ∑ n = 1 ∞ a n , {\displaystyle \sum _{n=1}^{\infty }a_{n},} where...
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In statistics, the likelihood-ratio test is a hypothesis test that involves comparing the goodness of fit of two competing statistical models, typically...
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An F-test is a statistical test that compares variances. It is used to determine if the variances of two samples, or if the ratios of variances among...
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Prothrombin time (redirect from International normalised ratio)
plasma is extracted from the test tube and placed into a measuring test tube (Note: for an accurate measurement, the ratio of blood to citrate needs to...
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likelihood-ratio test (LRT), which for these data give p ≈ 0.00064 {\displaystyle p\approx 0.00064} (see § Deviance and likelihood ratio tests below). This...
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Bit error rate (redirect from Bit Error Ratio Test)
also known as a "bit error ratio tester" or bit error rate test solution (BERTs) is electronic test equipment used to test the quality of signal transmission...
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In finance, the quick ratio, also known as the acid-test ratio, is a liquidity ratio that measures the ability of a company to use near-cash assets (or...
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The sequential probability ratio test (SPRT) is a specific sequential hypothesis test, developed by Abraham Wald and later proven to be optimal by Wald...
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In evidence-based medicine, likelihood ratios are used for assessing the value of performing a diagnostic test. They combine sensitivity and specificity...
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multiplier test and the likelihood-ratio test, the Wald test is one of three classical approaches to hypothesis testing. An advantage of the Wald test over...
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on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019. California Bearing Ratio Test "Soil Stiffness and Problem Soils and draw the curve" (PDF). University...
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the root test is inconclusive, and the series may converge or diverge. The root test is stronger than the ratio test: whenever the ratio test determines...
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Likelihood function (redirect from Likelihood ratio)
the likelihood ratio. In frequentist inference, the likelihood ratio is the basis for a test statistic, the so-called likelihood-ratio test. By the Neyman–Pearson...
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true, the likelihood ratio test, the Wald test, and the Score test are asymptotically equivalent tests of hypotheses. When testing nested models, the statistics...
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odds ratio (OR) is a statistic that quantifies the strength of the association between two events, A and B. The odds ratio is defined as the ratio of the...
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Binary classification (redirect from Binary test)
(condition) ratios, yielding likelihood ratios in diagnostic testing. Taking the ratio of one of these groups of ratios yields a final ratio, the diagnostic...
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The logrank test, or log-rank test, is a hypothesis test to compare the survival distributions of two samples. It is a nonparametric test and appropriate...
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Bayes factor (redirect from Savage–Dickey density ratio)
Bayes factor can be thought of as a Bayesian analog to the likelihood-ratio test, although it uses the integrated (i.e., marginal) likelihood rather than...
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similar to using the likelihood-ratio test. There are, however, important distinctions. In particular, the likelihood-ratio test is valid only for nested models...
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In statistics, G-tests are likelihood-ratio or maximum likelihood statistical significance tests that are increasingly being used in situations where...
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Tukey's test of additivity The portmanteau test in time-series analysis, testing for the presence of autocorrelation Likelihood-ratio tests in general...
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Cochran–Mantel–Haenszel test must be used instead of Fisher's test. Choi et al. propose a p-value derived from the likelihood ratio test based on the conditional...
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Neyman–Pearson lemma (category Statistical tests)
describes the existence and uniqueness of the likelihood ratio as a uniformly most powerful test in certain contexts. It was introduced by Jerzy Neyman...
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A/B testing (also known as bucket testing, split-run testing or split testing) is a user-experience research method. A/B tests consist of a randomized...
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{1}{\sqrt {2}}}<1.} This example shows how the root test is stronger than the ratio test. The ratio test is inconclusive for this series as if n {\displaystyle...
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Power (statistics) (redirect from Underpowered (power of a test))
method Neyman–Pearson lemma – Theorem about the power of the likelihood ratio test Sample size – Statistical considerations on how many observations to makePages...
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Wilks' theorem (category Statistical ratios)
likelihood-ratio test. Statistical tests (such as hypothesis testing) generally require knowledge of the probability distribution of the test statistic...
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used in experimental or survey work. The ratio estimates are asymmetrical and symmetrical tests such as the t test should not be used to generate confidence...
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Convergent series (section Convergence tests)
series diverges. If r = 1, the ratio test is inconclusive, and the series may converge or diverge. Root test or nth root test. Suppose that the terms of the...
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Student's t-test is a statistical test used to test whether the difference between the response of two groups is statistically significant or not. It...
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