Under local asymptotic normality, a fixed shift has a likelihood ratio limit with . This is positive with mean one. Le Cam first lemma gives mutual contiguity of the product laws, so consistency at the central parameter transfers to these local alternatives.
If two parameters are separated by at least in a metric, any estimator gives a test by deciding whether its distance from the first parameter is below . For , the event and Markov inequality give the displayed minimax risk bound, where is the product likelihood ratio. The unrestricted claim for every positive is false when both factors on the right are negative.
Most powerful test 2026-10-05
At level , a most powerful test against a specified simple alternative maximises statistical power among statistical tests whose size of a statistical test is at most . The Neyman-Pearson lemma constructs it by a likelihood ratio threshold. A uniformly most powerful test is most powerful simultaneously against every member of the specified alternative family; maximising power at one alternative alone need not give uniform optimality.
Mutual contiguity 2026-10-07
Two sequences of probability laws are mutually contiguous when contiguity of probability measures holds in both directions. A positive mean-one limit of their likelihood ratio is a standard sufficient criterion.