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Optimality of the Holm procedure among general step-down multiple testing procedures.

Alexander Y Gordon¹, Peter Salzman

¹Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA;

Statistics & Probability Letters

|September 18, 2009

Summary

The Holm procedure dominates all monotone step-down multiple testing procedures that control the family-wise error rate (FWER). This research also establishes a link between FWER control and generalized FWER for these procedures.

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Area of Science:

Statistics
Statistical Inference
Multiple Hypothesis Testing

Background:

Multiple testing procedures are crucial for controlling errors in statistical analysis.
Threshold step-down (TSD) procedures are a common subclass.
Existing research has established dominance results within TSD procedures.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the broader class of general step-down multiple testing procedures.
To identify the optimal procedure for controlling the family-wise error rate (FWER).
To explore the relationship between FWER and generalized FWER control.

Main Methods:

Analysis of general step-down multiple testing procedures.
Application of monotonicity conditions.
Derivation of dominance relationships.
Investigation of FWER and generalized FWER levels.

Main Results:

The classical Holm procedure dominates all monotone step-down procedures controlling the FWER.
This finding generalizes previous results for TSD procedures.
A novel relationship between FWER and generalized FWER control levels was derived.

Conclusions:

The Holm procedure is the most powerful among monotone step-down procedures for FWER control.
The study provides a unified framework for understanding step-down procedures.
New insights into error rate control in multiple testing were established.