TY - JOUR
T1 - A new method in introducing the uniformly most accurate confidence set
AU - Chen, Lin An
AU - Kao, Chu-Lan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/8/31
Y1 - 2021/8/31
N2 - The uniformly most accurate (UMA) is an important optimal approach in interval estimation, but the current literature often introduces it in a confusing way, rendering the learning, teaching and researching of UMA problematic. Two major aspects cause this confusion. First, UMA is often interpreted to maximize the accuracy of coverage, but in fact, it minimizes the falseness of coverage. Second, even though it is a major concept in interval estimation, the most common proof of UMA requires the result of the uniformly most powerful (UMP) test, which has nothing to do with the rest of the interval estimation concept. To resolve these issues, in this article we propose a new method of introducing UMA that aligns its terminology with its definition and proves it entirely within the concept of confidence interval, independent to the knowledge of hypothesis testing. The new method eliminates the aforementioned confusion and allows for a smoother learning, teaching and research experience in UMA.
AB - The uniformly most accurate (UMA) is an important optimal approach in interval estimation, but the current literature often introduces it in a confusing way, rendering the learning, teaching and researching of UMA problematic. Two major aspects cause this confusion. First, UMA is often interpreted to maximize the accuracy of coverage, but in fact, it minimizes the falseness of coverage. Second, even though it is a major concept in interval estimation, the most common proof of UMA requires the result of the uniformly most powerful (UMP) test, which has nothing to do with the rest of the interval estimation concept. To resolve these issues, in this article we propose a new method of introducing UMA that aligns its terminology with its definition and proves it entirely within the concept of confidence interval, independent to the knowledge of hypothesis testing. The new method eliminates the aforementioned confusion and allows for a smoother learning, teaching and research experience in UMA.
KW - confidence interval
KW - Confidence set
KW - interval estimation
KW - optimal set
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U2 - 10.1080/0020739X.2021.1976855
DO - 10.1080/0020739X.2021.1976855
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85115145747
SN - 0020-739X
VL - 53
SP - 3439
EP - 3456
JO - International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
JF - International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
IS - 12
ER -