Likelihood ratio statistics based on an integrated likelihood

Biometrika

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 481-496

  Severini, T A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidence interval; Higher order asymptotic theory; Hypothesis test; Modified signed likelihood ratio statistic; Nuisance parameter; Power

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952846902     PISSN: 00063444     EISSN: 14643510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/biomet/asq015     Document Type: Article

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