Asymptotic expansion of the non null distribution of the two-sample t-statistic under non normality with application in power comparison

  • Jin Xu*
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Abstract

This article studies the non null distribution of the two-sample t-statistic, or Welch statistic, under non normality. The asymptotic expansion of the non null distribution is derived up to n-1, where n is the pooled sample size, under general conditions. It is used to compare the power with that obtained by normal theory method. A simple technique is recommended to achieve more power through a monotone transformation in practice.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1915-1921
Number of pages7
JournalCommunications in Statistics - Theory and Methods
Volume39
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2010

Keywords

  • Asymptotic expansion
  • Characteristic function
  • Power
  • Two-sample t-statistic

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