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Past exam of the statistics course of the University of Oxford 2014 2 a ii Solution by
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For a random sample, write , , for its joint probability density functions. Let be any competing statistical test of level at most . Pointwise,Indeed, where , ; where , , so both factors have the same sign. On the equality set the product is zero, regardless of randomization. Integrate over the joint sample space using its ordinary volume measure:Since and ,This proves maximal power. A continuous sample distribution does not itself guarantee that the equality set of the likelihood ratio has zero probability; allowing randomization there makes the proof valid in that case too.
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