Biometrika 1972 59(3):633-637; doi:10.1093/biomet/59.3.633
© 1972 by Biometrika Trust
Sequential tests of composite hypotheses
D. N. JOANES
University of Leeds
The test statistics suggested by Cox and Bartlett for the sequential testing of composite hypotheses are compared and applied to the example of a test for the mean of a normal distribution. Comparisons are then made with two other forms of the one-sided sequential t test.
Key Words: Sequential tests Asymptotic theory Nuisance parameter One-sided sequential t test

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