Let X have one of the following distributions:
X H0 HA
x1 .2 .1
x2 .3 .4
x3 .3 .1
x4 .2 .4
a. Compare the likelihood ratio, , for each possible value X and
order the xi
according to .
b. What is the likelihood ratio test of H0 versus HA at level α =
.2? What is the
test at level α = .5?
c. If the prior probabilities are P(H0) = P(HA), which outcomes
favor H0?
d. What prior probabilities correspond to the decision rules with α
= .2 and
α = .5?



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0 versus H1 : σ
2
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2
0
;
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2
0
is known.
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