Article ID: | iaor2004637 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 20 |
Issue: | 3/4 |
Start Page Number: | 277 |
End Page Number: | 304 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2000 |
Journal: | American Journal of Mathematical and Management Sciences |
Authors: | Bernhofen Laura T. |
Keywords: | ranking |
We propose a two-stage procedure for comparing k normal populations with a normal control, when the populations have a common, unknown variance. The population with the largest mean is selected, if it is larger than the control's mean; otherwise, the control is selected. The proposed procedure is shown to satisfy the requirements: (1) the probability of selecting the control treatment is at least P