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相关系数差异性检验

样本相关系数用 \(\hat{r}\) 表示,总体相关系数用 \(r\) 表示。

对于双侧检验,统计学假设如下:

\[ \begin{align} H_0 & : r = r_0 \\ H_1 & : r \neq r_0 \end{align} \]

对于左单侧检验,统计学假设如下:

\[ \begin{align} H_0 & : r \geqslant r_0 \\ H_1 & : r \lt r_0 \end{align} \]

对于右单侧检验,统计学假设如下:

\[ \begin{align} H_0 & : r \leqslant r_0 \\ H_1 & : r \gt r_0 \end{align} \]

以下推导过程在边界条件 \(r = r_0\) 下进行。

定义 Fisher's z 转换:

\[ z_r = \operatorname{arctanh}r = \frac{1}{2} \ln{\frac{1+r}{1-r}} \]

\(H_0\) 成立时,可构建 \(z\) 统计量:

\[ z = \frac{z_{\hat{r}} - z_{r_0}}{1/\sqrt{n-3}} = (z_{\hat{r}} - z_{r_0}) \sqrt{n-3} \sim N(0, 1) \]

\(H_1\) 成立时,可构建 \(z'\) 统计量:

\[ z' = \frac{z_{\hat{r}} - z_{r_0}}{1/\sqrt{n-3}} = (z_{\hat{r}} - z_{r_0}) \sqrt{n-3} \sim N\left((z_r - z_{r_0})\sqrt{n-3}, 1\right) \]
\[ \begin{align} \text{Power} & = P\left(z' > z_{1-\alpha/2}\right) + P\left(z' < z_{\alpha/2}\right) \\ & = 1 - \Phi\left(z_{1-\alpha/2} - (z_r - z_{r_0}) \sqrt{n-3}\right) + \Phi\left(z_{\alpha/2} - (z_r - z_{r_0}) \sqrt{n-3}\right) \end{align} \]
\[ \begin{align} \text{Power} = P\left(z' < z_{\alpha}\right) = \Phi\left(z_{\alpha} - (z_r - z_{r_0}) \sqrt{n-3}\right) \end{align} \]
\[ \begin{align} \text{Power} = P\left(z' > z_{1-\alpha}\right) = 1 - \Phi\left(z_{1-\alpha} - (z_r - z_{r_0}) \sqrt{n-3}\right) \end{align} \]
单侧检验样本量公式推导

根据标准正态分布分位数的定义:

\[ z_{1-\alpha} \pm (z_r - z_{r_0}) \sqrt{n-3} = z_{\beta} \]

可解出:

\[ n = \frac{\left(z_{1-\alpha} + z_{1-\beta}\right)^2}{(z_r - z_{r_0})^2} + 3 \]

利用 Fisher's z 转换得:

\[ n = 4 \cdot \frac{\left(z_{1-\alpha} + z_{1-\beta}\right)^2} {\ln^2\frac{(1+r)(1-r_0)}{(1-r)(1+r_0)}} + 3 \]

参考文献

  1. JH Z. Zar JH. Dichotomous variables[J]. Biostatistical Analysis 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2010: 557-558.