A class of sequential tests for two-sample composite hypotheses

Canadian Journal of Statistics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 217-232

  Gombay, Edit ^a   Hussein, Abdulkadir ^a  

^a Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Brownian motion; Nuisance parameters; Rao's efficient score; Sequential clinical trials; Strong approximations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748316480     PISSN: 03195724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjs.5550340203     Document Type: Article

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