Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 November 2018
Let(X1, Y1), (X2, Y2),…, (Xn, Yn) be n mutually independent pairs of random variables with absolutely continuous (hereafter, a.c.) pdf given by
(1)
where f(ρ) denotes the conditional pdf of X given Y, g(y) the marginal pdf of Y, e(ρ)→ 1 and b(ρ)→0 as ρ→0 and,
(2)
We wish to test the hypothesis
(3)
against the alternative
(4)
For the two-sided alternative we take — ∞< b < ∞. A feature of the model (1) is that it covers both-sided alternatives which have not been considered in the literature so far.
Research supported partially by Canada Council and National Research Council of Canada.