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If the supremum in the definition of the maximum likelihood test is replaced by the essential supremum, conditions for asymptotic optimality can be relaxed.
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This research was supported in part by NSF research grant number GP 31123X.
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Fabian, V. A modified maximum likelihood test. Metrika 24, 107–112 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01893397
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01893397