Classes of hazard-odds based fixed-order and adaptive smooth goodnessof-fit tests for the composite hypothesis that an unknown discrete distribution belongs to a family of distributions using right-censored observations are presented. The proposed classes of tests generalize Neyman’s 33 smooth class of tests. The class of fixed-order tests is the discrete analog of the hazard-based class of tes...

The objective of this paper is to study the impact of risk perception and diagnostic information on medical prevention decisions. The intertemporal preferences of individuals are represented by a model of recursive rank dependent utility, which has the advantage of allowing risk perceptions to vary over time and with health status. The main results of the paper are the following. Concerning the...

Tests are based on a principle: to get results conform to expectations according to some rules. However the comparison of both processes is delimited by perception. Usually these perceptions of input data and output data are overlooked, yet they do exist. These four operations are modelled by a square reproducing a well-know diagram in the mathematical theory of categories. The subjective side ...

Racial inequity was theorized to threaten Whites' self-image when inequity is framed as White privilege but not when framed as anti-Black discrimination. Manipulations of Whites' need for self-regard were hypothesized to affect their perceptions of White privilege but not of anti-Black discrimination. In Experiment 1, White participants reported less privilege when given threatening (vs. affirm...