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Inferences on the common mean of several log-normal populations: The generalized variable approach

  • Lili Tian
  • , Jianrong Wu

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Abstract

This paper proposes a novel approach for the confidence interval estimation and hypothesis testing of the common mean of several log-normal populations using the concept of generalized variable. Simulation studies demonstrate that the proposed approach can provide confidence intervals with satisfying coverage probabilities and can perform hypothesis testing with satisfying type-I error control even at small sample sizes. Overall, it is superior to the large sample approach. The proposed method is illustrated using two examples.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)944-951
Number of pages8
JournalBiometrical Journal
Volume49
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2007

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Childhood Cancer Registry – National Cancer InstituteP30CA021765

    Keywords

    • Confidence intervals
    • Generalized P-values
    • Generalized confidence intervals
    • Type-I error

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Statistics and Probability
    • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

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