Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2018 / ib / Paper 2 / 8H (Statistics)

A simple hypothesis specifies a single probability distribution. For a test with rejection region $R$, its size of a statistical test is the rejection probability under the simple null hypothesis, while its statistical power against the simple alternative is the rejection probability under that alternative. The Neyman-Pearson lemma states that among tests of size at most $\alpha$, a test rejecting for the largest values of the likelihood ratio $f_1/f_0$ has greatest power, with boundary randomization if needed.

Herewhich decreases with $|x|$. The best test therefore rejects for $|X|\le c$. Under $H_0$, ${\mathbb{P}}_0(|X|\le c)=c$, so size $0.05$ requires $c=0.05=1/20$. Its power isThus reject $H_0$ exactly when $|X|\le 0.05$.