Hypothesis Tests

Adding Imprecision to Hypotheses: A Bayesian Framework for Testing Practical Significance in Nonparametric Settings
R. F. L. Lassance, Rafael Izbicki, R. B. Stern
January, 2024 International Journal of Approximate Reasoning
Likelihood-Free Frequentist Inference: Confidence Sets with Correct Conditional Coverage
Many areas of science make extensive use of computer simulators that implicitly encode likelihood functions of complex systems. …
N. Dalmasso, L. Masserano, D. Zhao, Rafael Izbicki, A. B. Lee
April, 2022 Submitted
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Identifying Distributional Differences in Convective Evolution Prior to Rapid Intensification in Tropical Cyclones
Tropical cyclone (TC) intensity forecasts are issued by human forecasters who evaluate spatio-temporal observations (e.g., satellite …
T. McNeely, G. Vincent, Rafael Izbicki, K. M. Wood, A. B. Lee
February, 2021 Tackling Climate Change with Machine Learning workshop at NeurIPS 2021 (poster)
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Coherent hypothesis testing
Multiple hypothesis testing, an important quantitative tool to report the results of scientific inquiries, frequently leads to …
V. Fossaluza, Rafael Izbicki, G. M. Silva, L. G. Esteves
September, 2017 The American Statistician
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A Bayesian Decision-Theoretic Approach to Logically-Consistent Hypothesis Testing
This work addresses an important issue regarding the performance of simultaneous test procedures: the construction of multiple tests …
G. M. Silva, L. G. Esteves, V. Fossaluza, Rafael Izbicki, S. Wechsler
March, 2016 Entropy
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The Logical Consistency of Simultaneous Agnostic Hypothesis Tests
Simultaneous hypothesis tests can fail to provide results that meet logical requirements. For example, if A and B are two statements …
L. G. Esteves, Rafael Izbicki, J. M. Stern, R. B. Stern
March, 2016 Entropy
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Logical consistency in simultaneous statistical test procedures
Many authors have argued that, when performing simultaneous statistical test procedures, one should seek for solutions that lead to …
Rafael Izbicki, L. G. Esteves
March, 2015 Logic Journal of the IGPL
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Testing Allele Homogeneity: The Problem of Nested Hypotheses
Rafael Izbicki, V. Fossaluza, A. G. Hounie, E. Y. Nakano, C. A. de B. Pereira
November, 2012 BMC Genetics paper
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Disequilibrium Coefficient: A Bayesian Perspective
H. Brentani, E. Y. Nakano, C. B. Martins, Rafael Izbicki, C. A. de B. Pereira
November, 2011 Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology
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