Basic classical statistical tests (stratified)#

Student t-test for 1 sample: tests (p-values) and confidence intervals#

ctx.student_t_1sample_test(n, mu0, mean, stdev, alpha, **kwargs)#

where ctx is dec, mpm, or gmp.

Returns tests and/or confidence intervals for Student’s t-test for 1 sample with sample size N (\(N\)), reference mean mu0 (\(\mu_0\)), sample mean mean (\(\overline{x}_1\)), sample standard deviation stdev (\(s\)) and type I error alpha (\(\alpha\)). See also: Wikipedia [1577].

The following boolean keyword arguments determine the output:

I: if True, the input parameters are shown.

D: if True, the descriptive statistics is shown.

T: if True, the tests are shown.

C: if True, the confidence intervals are shown.

Onesided: if True, onesided tests and/or confidence intervals are shown.

Twosided: if True, onesided tests and/or confidence intervals are shown.

Examples

  • Skellam: poisson with same rate back to back

  • Laplace: exponential with same rate back to back

  • Asymmetric Laplace: exponential with different rates back to back

  • Hyperexponential distribution

Examples

  1. Skellam: poisson with same rate back to back

  2. Laplace: exponential with same rate back to back

  3. Asymmetric Laplace: exponential with different rates back to back

  4. Hyperexponential distribution

Let \((X_1, X_2, \ldots, X_N)\) denote a random sample of size \(N\) from a normal distribution with mean \(\mu\) and variance \(\sigma^2\), and let

\[\overline{x}_1 = \frac{1}{N} \sum_{i=1}^N X_i \quad \text{and } s^2 = \frac{1}{N-1} \sum_{i=1}^N (X_i - \overline{x}_1)^2\]

be the usual sample estimates of the unkown population mean \(\mu\) and unkown population variance \(\sigma^2\). Then Student’s t-test can be used to test hypotheses concerning \(\mu\) with regard to a reference value \(\mu_0\).

Let \(F_t\left(\cdot, \nu\right)\) denote the CDF and let \(t_{\nu,\alpha}\) denote the \(\alpha\)-quantile of the \(t\)-distribution with \(\nu\) degrees of freedom. Define

\[t= \frac{\overline{x}_1-\mu_0}{s}, \quad s=\sqrt{s_1^2 /N}, \quad \nu=N-1.\]

The test can also be expressed in terms of a correlation coefficient \(r\) between the combined \(X\) and an indicator variable, where \(t\) and \(r\) are related by

\[r=\frac{t}{\sqrt{t^2+\nu}}, \quad t= \nu \frac{r}{1-r^2}.\]

Then \(p\)-values and rejection criteria for \(H_0\) can be calculated as summarized below:

Test problem

\(p\)-value

Reject \(H_0\)

\(H_{01}: \mu \leq \mu_0\) vs \(H_{A1}: \mu > \mu_0\)

\(F_t\left(-t, \nu\right)\)

\(t > t_{\nu;1-\alpha}\)

\(H_{02}: \mu \geq \mu_0\) vs \(H_{A2}: \mu < \mu_0\)

\(F_t\left(t, \nu\right)\)

\(t > t_{\nu;\alpha}\)

\(H_{03}: \mu = \mu_0\) vs \(H_{A3}: \mu \neq \mu_0\)

\(F_t\left(t, \nu\right)-F_t\left(-t, \nu\right)\)

\(t > t_{\nu;1-\alpha/2}\) or \(t > t_{\nu;\alpha/2}\)

Let \(A_1=t_{\nu,\alpha} \cdot s\) and \(A_2=t_{\nu,\alpha/2} \cdot s\). Then the confidence intervals at confidence level \(1-\alpha\) can be calculated as follows:

Type

Confidence Interval (Difference of Means)

Left-sided

\(-\infty \leq \mu_1 - \mu_0 \leq (\overline{x}_1-\mu_0) + A_1\)

Right-sided

\((\overline{x}_1-\mu_0 ) - A_1 \leq \mu_1 - \mu_0 \leq +\infty\)

Two-sided

\((\overline{x}_1-\mu_0 ) - A_2 \leq \mu_1 - \mu_0 \leq (\overline{x}_1-\mu_0 ) + A_2\)

Examples

An actual call to the function, requesting Student’s t-test for 1 independent sample of size 10 and standard deviation 1 each, with means 2.3 and reference mean = 1.0, and a type I error \(\alpha=0.05\) would be

>>> from mpfunlab import mpm
>>> n = 16; mu0 = 4.05; mean = 5.24; stdev = 1.5; alpha=0.05
>>> mpm.student_t_1sample_test(n, mu0, mean, stdev, alpha, \
  I=True, D=True, T=True, C=True, Onesided=True, Twosided = True)
Student t-test for 1 sample: tests and confidence intervals
                          Parameter  Variable1
                                  n: [16.0]
                               mean: [5.24]
                                mu0: [4.05]
                              stdev: [1.5]
                              alpha: [0.05]
                 degrees of freedom: [15.0]
                difference of means: [1.19]
       rho-tilde = (mean-mu0)/stdev: [0.7933333]
                   t-value (=delta): [3.173333]
                t(1-alpha, 1-sided): [1.75305]
                t(1-alpha, 2-sided): [2.13145]
    test, p-value (H01: mu1 >= mu0): [0.9968508]
    test, p-value (H02: mu1 <= mu0): [0.003149208]
     test, p-value (H03: mu1 = mu2): [0.006298416]
mu1 - mu0, CI upper limit (1-sided): [1.847394]
mu1 - mu0, CI lower limit (1-sided): [0.5326061]
mu1 - mu0, CI upper limit (2-sided): [1.989294]
mu1 - mu0, CI lower limit (2-sided): [0.3907064]
     mu1 - mu0, CI-length (2-sided): [1.598587]

An actual call to the function, requesting Student’s t-test with description, the critical value for a two-sided test, the p-value for \(H_{03}\) for 2 independent samples of size 10 and standard deviation 1 each, with means 2.3 and 4.5, and a type I error \(\alpha=0.05\) would be

>>> from mpfunlab import mpm
>>> n = [10, 20, 30]; mu0 = 1.0; mean = [4.5,4.6]; stdev = [1,2,3,4]; alpha=0.015
>>> mpm.student_t_1sample_test(n, mu0, mean, stdev, alpha, \
  I=True, D=True, T=True, C=True, Onesided=True, Twosided = True)
Student t-test for 1 sample: tests and confidence intervals
                          Parameter  Variable1
                                  n: [10.0 20.0 30.0 30.0]
                               mean: [4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6]
                                mu0: [1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0]
                              stdev: [1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0]
                              alpha: [0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015]
                 degrees of freedom: [9.0, 19.0, 29.0, 29.0]
                difference of means: [3.5, 3.6, 3.6, 3.6]
       rho-tilde = (mean-mu0)/stdev: [3.5, 1.8, 1.2, 0.9]
                   t-value (=delta): [11.06797, 8.049845, 6.572671, 4.929503]
                t(1-alpha, 1-sided): [2.573804, 2.345648, 2.282175, 2.282175]
                t(1-alpha, 2-sided): [2.998203, 2.674209, 2.585992, 2.585992]
    test, p-value (H01: mu1 >= mu0): [0.9999992, 0.9999999, 0.9999998, 0.9999846]
    test, p-value (H02: mu1 <= mu0): [7.642012e-7, 7.64034e-8, 1.67689e-7, 1.542853e-5]
     test, p-value (H03: mu1 = mu2): [1.528402e-6, 1.528068e-7, 3.35378e-7, 3.085705e-5]
mu1 - mu0, CI upper limit (1-sided): [4.313908, 4.649005, 4.849998, 5.266665]
mu1 - mu0, CI lower limit (1-sided): [2.686092, 2.550995, 2.350002, 1.933335]
mu1 - mu0, CI upper limit (2-sided): [4.448115, 4.795942, 5.016406, 5.488542]
mu1 - mu0, CI lower limit (2-sided): [2.551885, 2.404058, 2.183594, 1.711458]
     mu1 - mu0, CI-length (2-sided): [1.89623, 2.391885, 2.832812, 3.777083]

Student t-test for 1 sample: power calculations#

ctx.student_t_1sample_power(n, mu0, mu1, sigma, alpha, **kwargs)#

where ctx is dec, mpm, or gmp.

Returns power calculations for Student’s t-test for 1 sample with sample size N (\(N\)), reference mean mu0 (\(\mu_0\)), population mean mu1 (\(\mu_1\)), population standard deviation sigma (\(\sigma\)) and type I error alpha (\(\alpha\)). See also: Wikipedia [1577].

The following boolean keyword arguments determine the output:

I: if True, the input parameters are shown.

D: if True, the descriptive statistics is shown.

P: if True, the power calculations are shown.

E: if True, some extra calculations are shown.

Onesided: if True, onesided tests are shown.

Twosided: if True, twosided tests are shown.

Let \(\sigma_1^2 = \sigma^2\) and \(\nu=N-1\) and define \(\displaystyle \widetilde{\rho} = \frac{\mu_1-\mu_0}{\sigma} \text{ and } \delta = \sqrt{N} \widetilde{\rho}\). Let \(F_{t'}\left(\cdot, \nu, \delta \right)\) denote the CDF of the noncentral \(t\)-distribution with \(\nu\) degrees of freedom and noncentrality parameter \(\delta\) and let \(t_{\nu,\alpha}\) denote the \(\alpha\)-quantile of the central \(t\)-distribution with \(\nu\) degrees of freedom. Then the power for accepting \(H_A\) at the confidence level \(\alpha\) can be calculated as summarized below:

Test

Null Hypothesis

Alternative

Power

onesided

\(H_{01}: \mu \leq \mu_0\)

\(H_{A1}: \mu > \mu_0\)

\(F_{t'}\left(-t_{\nu;1-\alpha}, \nu, \delta \right)\)

onesided

\(H_{02}: \mu \geq \mu_0\)

\(H_{A2}: \mu < \mu_0\)

\(F_{t'}\left(t_{\nu;1-\alpha}, \nu, \delta \right)\)

twosided

\(H_{03}: \mu = \mu_0\)

\(H_{A1}: \mu > \mu_0\)

\(F_{t'}\left(-t_{\nu;1-\alpha/2}, \nu, \delta \right)\)

twosided

\(H_{03}: \mu = \mu_0\)

\(H_{A2}: \mu < \mu_0\)

\(F_{t'}\left(t_{\nu;1-\alpha/2}, \nu, \delta \right)\)

twosided

\(H_{03}: \mu = \mu_0\)

\(H_{A3}: \mu \neq \mu_0\)

\(F_{t'}\left(t_{\nu;1-\alpha/2}, \nu, \delta \right)-F_t\left(-t_{\nu;1-\alpha/2}, \nu\, \delta \right)\)

Examples

An actual call to the function, requesting Student’s t-test with description, the critical calue for a two-sided test, the power for \(H_{A3}\) for 2 independent samples of size 10 and standard deviation 1 each, with means 2.3 and 4.5, and a type I error \(\alpha=0.05\) would be

>>> from mpfunlab import mpm
>>> n = 56; mu0 = 4.05; mu1 = 5.24; sigma = 1.5; alpha=0.05
>>> mpm.student_t_1sample_power(n, mu0, mu1, sigma, alpha, \
  I=True, D=True, T=True, C=True, Onesided=True, Twosided = True)
Student t-test for 1 sample: power
                            Parameter  variable1
                                    n: [56.0]
                                  mu0: [4.05]
                                  mu1: [5.24]
                                sigma: [1.5]
                                alpha: [0.05]
                   degrees of freedom: [55.0]
                            mu1 - mu0: [1.19]
                                  rho: [0.6249392]
                                delta: [5.936763]
                  t(1-alpha, 1-sided): [1.673034]
                  t(1-alpha, 2-sided): [2.004045]
 1-sided test, power (HA1: mu1 < mu2): 7.46e-08
 1-sided test, power (HA2: mu1 > mu2): 0.974564
 2-sided test, power (HA1: mu1 < mu2): 1.65e-08
 2-sided test, power (HA2: mu1 > mu2): 0.943648
2-sided test, power (HA1: mu1 <> mu2): 0.943648
                    Pr(Mean1 < Mean2): 9.92e-05
                    Pr(Mean1 > Mean2): 0.999901

Another example

>>> from mpfunlab import mpm
>>> n = [10, 20, 30]; mu0 = 1.0; mu1 = [4.5,4.6]; sigma = [1,2,3,4]; alpha=0.015
>>> mpm.student_t_1sample_power(n, mu0, mu1, sigma, alpha, \
  I=True, D=True, T=True, C=True, Onesided=True, Twosided = True)
Student t-test for 1 sample: power
                            Parameter  variable1
                                    n: [10.0 20.0 30.0 30.0]
                                  mu0: [1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0]
                                  mu1: [4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6]
                                sigma: [1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0]
                                alpha: [0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015]
                   degrees of freedom: [9.0, 19.0, 29.0, 29.0]
                            mu1 - mu0: [3.5, 3.6, 3.6, 3.6]
                                  rho: [0.965173, 0.8793576, 0.7735231, 0.675211]
                                delta: [11.06797, 8.049845, 6.572671, 4.929503]
                  t(1-alpha, 1-sided): [2.573804, 2.345648, 2.282175, 2.282175]
                  t(1-alpha, 2-sided): [2.998203, 2.674209, 2.585992, 2.585992]
 1-sided test, power (HA1: mu1 < mu2): 7.46e-08
 1-sided test, power (HA2: mu1 > mu2): 0.974564
 2-sided test, power (HA1: mu1 < mu2): 1.65e-08
 2-sided test, power (HA2: mu1 > mu2): 0.943648
2-sided test, power (HA1: mu1 <> mu2): 0.943648
                    Pr(Mean1 < Mean2): 9.92e-05
                    Pr(Mean1 > Mean2): 0.999901

Student t-test for 1 sample: sample size calculation#

ctx.student_t_1sample_samplesize(mu0, mu1, sigma, alpha, beta, **kwargs)#

where ctx is dec, mpm, or gmp.

Returns sample size calculations for Student’s t-test for 1 sample with reference mean mu0 (\(\mu_0\)), population mean mu1 (\(\mu_1\)), population standard deviation sigma (\(\sigma\)), type I error alpha (\(\alpha\)), and type II error beta (\(\beta\)). See also: Wikipedia [1577].

The following boolean keyword arguments determine the output:

I: if True, the input parameters are shown.

D: if True, the descriptive statistics is shown.

N: if True, the sample size calculations are shown.

P: if True, the actual power (for the calculated sample size) is shown.

Onesided: if True, onesided tests are shown.

Twosided: if True, twosided tests are shown.

Let \(N_{t'}\left(\alpha, \beta, \widetilde{\rho} \right)\) denote the sample size function of the (singly) noncentral \(t\)-distribution for a given type I error \(\alpha\), type II error \(\beta\) and noncentrality parameter \(\displaystyle \widetilde{\rho} = \frac{\mu_1-\mu_0}{\sigma}\). The required total sample size \(N\) can be calculated as summarized below. Note that the returned value of \(N\) will in general not be an integer, and rounding up may be required.

Test

Null Hypothesis

Alternative

Minimal sample size

onesided

\(H_{01}: \mu \leq \mu_0\)

\(H_{A1}: \mu > \mu_0\)

\(N_{t'}\left(\alpha, \beta, \widetilde{\rho} \right)\)

onesided

\(H_{02}: \mu \geq \mu_0\)

\(H_{A2}: \mu < \mu_0\)

\(N_{t'}\left(\alpha, \beta, -\widetilde{\rho} \right)\)

twosided

\(H_{03}: \mu = \mu_0\)

\(H_{A1}: \mu > \mu_0\)

\(N_{t'}\left(\alpha, \beta, \widetilde{\rho} \right)\)

twosided

\(H_{03}: \mu = \mu_0\)

\(H_{A2}: \mu < \mu_0\)

\(N_{t'}\left(\alpha, \beta, -\widetilde{\rho} \right)\)

twosided

\(H_{03}: \mu = \mu_0\)

\(H_{A3}: \mu \neq \mu_0\)

\(N^{(2)}_{t'}\left(\alpha, \beta, \widetilde{\rho} \right)\)

Examples

An actual call to the function, requesting an upper sample size estimate (and actual power) for \(\alpha = 0.95\), \(\beta=0.1\) , and standard deviations \(\sigma_1=\sigma_2=1\) , means \(\mu_1=2.3\) and \(\mu_2=4.5\), would be

>>> from mpfunlab import mpm
>>> xreal.StudentT1CI(mu1:=5.24, mu0:=4.05, sd:=1.5, alpha:=0.05, beta:=0.1)
                                         df: 21
                        difference of means: 1.19
                           t-value (=delta): 3.721063
                        t(1-alpha, 1-sided): 1.720743
                        t(1-alpha, 2-sided): 2.079614
  1-sided test, required N (HA1: mu1 < mu2): 18
1-sided test, actual power (HA1: mu1 < mu2): 0.974564
  1-sided test, required N (HA2: mu1 > mu2): 148
1-sided test, actual power (HA2: mu1 > mu2): 0.964564
  2-sided test, required N (HA1: mu1 < mu2): 22
2-sided test, actual power (HA1: mu1 < mu2): 0.954564
  2-sided test, required N (HA2: mu1 > mu2): 212
2-sided test, actual power (HA2: mu1 > mu2): 0.977456
  2-sided test, required N (HA2: mu1 <>mu2): 24
2-sided test, actual power (HA2: mu1 <>mu2): 0.955544

Chi-squared-test for the variance of 1 sample: tests (p-values)#

ctx.chi2_variance_1sample_test(x, k, n, method='default')#

where ctx is dec, mpm, or gmp.

Text

Then \(p\)-values and rejection criteria for \(H_0\) can be calculated as summarized below

Test problem

\(p\)-value

Reject \(H_0\)

\(H_{01}: \sigma\leq \sigma_0\) vs \(H_{A1}: \sigma> \sigma_0\)

\(F_t\left(-t, \nu\right)\)

\(t > t_{\nu;1-\alpha}\)

\(H_{02}: \sigma\geq \sigma_0\) vs \(H_{A2}: \sigma< \sigma_0\)

\(F_t\left(t, \nu\right)\)

\(t > t_{\nu;\alpha}\)

\(H_{03}: \sigma= \sigma_0\) vs \(H_{A3}: \sigma\neq \sigma_0\)

\(F_t\left(t, \nu\right)-F_t\left(-t, \nu\right)\)

\(t > t_{\nu;1-\alpha/2}\) or \(t > t_{\nu;\alpha/2}\)

>>> from mpfunlab import mpm
>>> xreal.StudentT1Test(mean:=5.24, mean0:=4.05, sd:=1.5, n:=22, resultstring:='All')

Input
Variable Variable 1
Common N 22
Mean. Group 1 5.24
Mean. Group 2 4.05
StDev. Group 1 1.5
StDev. Group 2 3.5

Chi2-test for the variance of 1 sample
Parameter Result
df 21
Variance-Ratio 0.183673469
Chi2-value 3.857142857
Chi2. 1 - alpha(1 - sided) 10.28289778
Chi2 . 1 - alpha(2 - sided) 35.47887591
Chi2-test. p-value (H01: s1 >= s0) 1.44636E-05
Chi2-test. p-value (H02: s1 <= s0) 0.999985536
Chi2-test. p-value (H03: s1 = s0) 2.89273E-05

Chi-squared-test for the variance of 1 sample: confidence intervals#

ctx.chi2_variance_1sample_ci(x, k, n, method='default')#

where ctx is dec, mpm, or gmp.

Text

Then confidence intervals can be calculated as summarized below

Type

Confidence Interval (Difference of Means)

Left-sided

\(-\infty \leq \sigma_1 - \sigma_0 \leq (\overline{x}_1-\sigma_0) + A_1\)

Right-sided

\((\overline{x}_1-\sigma_0 ) - A_1 \leq \sigma_1 - \sigma_0 \leq +\infty\)

Two-sided

\((\overline{x}_1-\sigma_0 ) - A_2 \leq \sigma_1 - \sigma_0 \leq (\overline{x}_1-\sigma_0 ) + A_2\)

>>> from mpfunlab import mpm
>>> xreal.StudentT1Test(mean:=5.24, mean0:=4.05, sd:=1.5, n:=22, resultstring:='All')

Input
Variable Variable 1
Common N 22
Mean. Group 1 5.24
Mean. Group 2 4.05
StDev. Group 1 1.5
StDev. Group 2 3.5
Type 1 Error 0.05

Chi2-test for the variance of 1 sample. CI
Parameter Result
df 21
Variance-Ratio 0.183673469
Chi2-value 3.857142857
Chi2. 1 - alpha(1 - sided) 10.28289778
Chi2 . 1 - alpha(2 - sided) 35.47887591
s1. CI - Length(2 - sided) 3.263229852
s1. CI Upper Limit (2-sided) 4.595008236
s1. CI Lower Limit (2-sided) 1.331778383

Chi-squared-test for the variance of 1 sample: power#

ctx.chi2_variance_1sample_power(x, k, n, method='default')#

where ctx is dec, mpm, or gmp.

Returns the results of the Chi-squared-test for the variance of 1 sample, under \(H_0\).

Then the power for accepting \(H_A\) at the confidence level \(\alpha\) can be calculated as summarized below:

Test

Null Hypothesis

Alternative

Power

1 sided

\(H_{01}: \sigma\leq \sigma_0\)

\(H_{A1}: \sigma> \sigma_0\)

\(F_{t'}\left(-t_{\nu;1-\alpha}, \nu, \delta \right)\)

1 sided

\(H_{02}: \sigma\geq \sigma_0\)

\(H_{A2}: \sigma< \sigma_0\)

\(F_{t'}\left(t_{\nu;1-\alpha}, \nu, \delta \right)\)

2 sided

\(H_{03}: \sigma= \sigma_0\)

\(H_{A1}: \sigma> \sigma_0\)

\(F_{t'}\left(-t_{\nu;1-\alpha/2}, \nu, \delta \right)\)

2 sided

\(H_{03}: \sigma= \sigma_0\)

\(H_{A1}: \sigma> \sigma_0\)

\(F_{t'}\left(t_{\nu;1-\alpha/2}, \nu, \delta \right)\)

2 sided

\(H_{03}: \sigma= \sigma_0\)

\(H_{A3}: \sigma\neq \sigma_0\)

\(F_{t'}\left(t_{\nu;1-\alpha/2}, \nu, \delta \right)-F_t\left(-t_{\nu;1-\alpha/2}, \nu\, \delta \right)\)

>>> from mpfunlab import mpm
>>> xreal.StudentT1Test(mean:=5.24, mean0:=4.05, sd:=1.5, n:=22, resultstring:='All')

Input
Variable Variable 1
Common N 22
Mean, Group 1 5,24
Mean, Group 2 4,05
StDev, Group 1 1,5
StDev, Group 2 3,5
Type 1 Error 0,05

Chi2-test for the variance of 1 sample , power
Parameter Result
df 21
Variance-Ratio 0,183673469
Chi2-value 3,857142857
Chi2, 1 - alpha(1 - sided) 10,28289778
Chi2 , 1 - alpha(2 - sided) 35,47887591
1-sided test, power (HA1: s1 < s0) 1,44636E-05
1-sided test, power (HA2: s1 > s0) 1,44636E-05
2-sided test, power (HA1: s1 < s0) 1,44636E-05
2-sided test, power (HA2: s1 > s0) 1,44636E-05
2-sided test, power (HA3: s1 <> s0) 1,44636E-05

Chi-squared-test for the variance of 1 sample: sample size#

ctx.chi2_variance_1sample_samplesize(x, k, n, method='default')#

where ctx is dec, mpm, or gmp.

Returns the results of the Chi-squared-test for the variance of 1 sampl, under \(H_0\).

The required total sample size \(N\) can be calculated as summarized below

Test

Null Hypothesis

Alternative

Minimal sample size

1 sided

\(H_{01}: \sigma\leq \sigma_0\)

\(H_{A1}: \sigma> \sigma_0\)

\(N_{t'}\left(\alpha, \beta, \widetilde{\rho} \right)\)

1 sided

\(H_{02}: \sigma\geq \sigma_0\)

\(H_{A2}: \sigma< \sigma_0\)

\(N_{t'}\left(\alpha, \beta, \widetilde{\rho} \right)\)

2 sided

\(H_{03}: \sigma= \sigma_0\)

\(H_{A1}: \sigma> \sigma_0\)

\(N_{t'}\left(\alpha, \beta, \widetilde{\rho} \right)\)

2 sided

\(H_{03}: \sigma= \sigma_0\)

\(H_{A1}: \sigma> \sigma_0\)

\(N_{t'}\left(\alpha, \beta, \widetilde{\rho} \right)\)

2 sided

\(H_{03}: \sigma= \sigma_0\)

\(H_{A3}: \sigma\neq \sigma_0\)

\(N2_{t'}\left(\alpha, \beta, \widetilde{\rho} \right)\)

Note that the returned value of \(N\) will in general not be an integer, and rounding up may be required.