Fixed alternative Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-11-05
A fixed alternative keeps a non-null data-generating distribution unchanged as sample size grows. A consistent test rejects with probability tending to one under every fixed alternative in its stated class.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2024 iii Paper 225 2 a Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-25
Use the test statisticUnder the null hypothesis, the Hilbert-space central limit theorem gives , where is centered Gaussian with covariance . If , its Karhunen–Loève expansion and the continuous mapping theorem givefor independent . Reject for above the quantile of this weighted chi-squared law; replacing the by empirical covariance eigenvalues gives a plug-in estimator of the critical value.
Under every fixed alternative , the weak law of large numbers gives , so and the test is consistent. Under a local alternative , the limit is , which describes its local power.