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Past exam of the probability, statistics and options I course of the University of Oxford 2009 O 3 Solution by
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An independent sum of normal variables is normal, with the means and variances added. Therefore and exactly.
Under the null, is standard normal. Reject for , where , giving size . For , the supplied table gives the critical region , using its rounded quantile.
The power function is the probability of rejection when the true parameter is . Recenter by that true mean:For , , power at least means . Hence, with the supplied rounding,The exact unrounded threshold is .
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