February, 2003
© 2000, 2001, 2003 Scott S. Emerson, M.D., Ph.D.
Frequentist Methods 1: 42
Statistical Issues
Because a stopping rule changes the sampling distribution, the use of a stopping rule should change the computation of those measures of statistical inference based on the sampling density.
Frequentist inferential measures
·Estimates which
-minimize bias
-minimize mean squared error
·Confidence intervals
·P values
·Classical hypothesis testing
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