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A discrete p-value family under global and mixed nulls
Example
Let , , and use the finite sample space with its full power-set sigma-algebra. The parameter set is . Under , give each point , , probability . Under , give each point , , probability . Define , , with null hypotheses and . For , Bonferroni rejects when . Under the global null , both p-values are the same discrete uniform variable: FWER and FDR are both . Under the mixed configuration , is always rejected but is not a true null; is a valid discrete p-value. There FWER is and FDR is . The true-null p-values are perfectly dependent under .
Facts & Assumptions
Given: The two-parameter finite experiment, p-value statistics and null hypotheses in the example, the Bonferroni rule at , and the definitions and theorem below.
Statistical experiments: an experiment is a measurable sample space, parameter set, and family of probability measures on that sample space.
Null-valid p-values and familywise and false-discovery error rates: is valid for when for all and ; FWER is and FDR is .
Strong familywise error control by Bonferroni: for any fixed family of valid p-values, rejecting each at controls FWER by for every true-null configuration and arbitrary dependence.
, , with , , , , , and are the four-point uniform laws specified in the Example.
Verification
Given: The finite laws and p-value family in the Example.
Each assigns mass to four distinct points, so its masses sum to . Under either parameter where is true, namely , and under both parameters where is true, the corresponding null p-value has the law of uniform on . For every , ; hence both p-values are valid for their stated nulls by [F2].
At , and . A true null is rejected exactly when , which has probability . On that event and ; otherwise both counts are zero. Thus FWERFDR.
At , , always, and . A true null is rejected exactly when , so FWER. On that event and otherwise , giving FDR. The theorem [F3] also gives the strong FWER bound at both parameter values, without an independence hypothesis.
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