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The US Versus Marine Shale Processors: Statistical Issues
Author(s) -
Toman Blaza,
Gastwirth Joseph L.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
environmetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-095X
pISSN - 1180-4009
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-095x(199709/10)8:5<533::aid-env268>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - bayesian probability , statistical power , sampling (signal processing) , statistical hypothesis testing , computer science , perspective (graphical) , econometrics , sample (material) , product (mathematics) , operations research , sample size determination , test (biology) , environmental science , statistics , engineering , geology , mathematics , artificial intelligence , telecommunications , paleontology , chemistry , geometry , chromatography , detector
This paper describes statistical issues that arose in a case concerning the violation of environmental regulations. In the proceedings the concept of the power of a test was used to demonstrate that the sample sizes of the studies submitted by the defense were too small to provide adequate evidence that the product in question was safe. We present an alternative examination of the issue from a Bayesian perspective and reach a similar conclusion. The role and limitations of composite sampling in environmental cases is discussed. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.