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General solutions to consistency problems in multiple hypothesis testing.

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  • 1Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, P R China.

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This study introduces methods to improve multiple testing procedures (MTPs) by ensuring consonance. Consonant MTPs offer uniform power advantages over dissonant ones for hypothesis detection.

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Area of Science:

  • Statistics
  • Statistical inference
  • Hypothesis testing

Background:

  • Coherence and consonance are key for consistent multiple testing.
  • Consonance in multiple testing procedures (MTPs) is underexplored.
  • Dissonant tests, though sometimes necessary, require consonance adjustments for clarity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose general methods for constructing consonant and coherent MTPs.
  • To address the lack of attention on consonance in MTPs.
  • To improve the interpretability and power of MTPs.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing the partitioning principle.
  • Developing methods for constructing strongly consonant and strongly coherent MTPs.
  • Applying consonance adjustments to dissonant tests.

Main Results:

  • Proposed general methods for creating consonant and coherent MTPs.
  • Demonstrated that consonant tests are uniformly more powerful than dissonant ones.
  • Showed that dissonant (but coherent) tests can be improved by consonant ones.

Conclusions:

  • Consonance adjustments are crucial for dissonant MTPs.
  • Consonant MTPs provide uniform power advantages in detecting elementary hypotheses.
  • Any dissonant coherent MTP can be enhanced by a consonant MTP without inferential cost.