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In testing statistical hypotheses, as in other statistical problems, we may be confronted with fuzzy concepts. This paper deals with the problem of testing hypotheses, when the hypotheses are fuzzy and the data are crisp. We first introduce the notion of fuzzy p-value, by applying the extension principle and then present an approach for testing fuzzy hypotheses by comparing a fuzzy p-value and a fuzzy significance level, based on a comparison of two fuzzy sets. Numerical examples are also provided to illustrate the approach.
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Parchami, A., Taheri, S.M. & Mashinchi, M. Fuzzy p-value in testing fuzzy hypotheses with crisp data. Stat Papers 51, 209–226 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00362-008-0133-4
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