Hypothesis test nomenclature

Table I has been prepared from this perspective. The authors selected are drawn primarily from those who have contributed basic statements on the issue of detection capabilities of chemical measurement processes ["detection limits"], as opposed to simply addressing detection decisions for observed results ["critical levels"]. In fairness to those not listed, it is important to note that a) a selection only, spanning the last several decades has been given, and that b) there also exist many excellent articles (15.16) and books (12.17.18 > which review the topic. It is immediately clear from Table I that the terminology has been wide ranging, even in those cases where the conceptual basis (hypothesis testing) has been Identical. Nomenclature, unlike scientific facts and concepts, can be approached, however, through consensus. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry [lUPAC], which appears twice in Table I, is the international body of chemists charged with this responsibility. At this point it will be helpful to examine the position of lUPAC as well as the contributions of some of the other authors cited in Table I.

Test of Hypothesis for Matched Pairs Procedure Nomenclature... 

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