Hidden Policies and Hypothesis Tests
The Implications of Type II Errors for Environmental Regulation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6230146 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert D Duval, Leonard Groeneveld |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 423 |
| Publication date | 1987-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-5853 • E-ISSN: 1540-5907 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2111083 |
| OpenAlex | W2329062645 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
In an examination of the federal hazardous waste regulations, an analysis of the importance of Type II statistical errors is undertaken. A method for approximating the power of the test is developed, and the EPA policy is examined under selected situations. Additionally a Monte Carlo simulation is provided which compares the efficacy of the EPA required t-test with the Wilcoxon rank sum test. The paper offers a number of conclusions about the appropriateness of the EPA test under selected circumstances. It also concludes that by specifying a sampling scheme without benefit of direct discussion of Type II errors, policy decisions may lie hidden within the statistical test
Econometrics · Hazardous waste · Monte Carlo method · Rank (graph theory · Statistical analysis · Statistical hypothesis testing · Statistical power · Statistics · Test (biology · Type (biology · Type I and type II errors · Waste management · Wilcoxon signed-rank test · Computer Science · Engineering · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Mathematics · Nuclear and radioactivity studies · Water Quality and Resources Studies
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,31 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2018 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |