Comparison of Translation Experiments

Abstract

In this paper we treat the problem of comparison of translation experiments. The "convolution divisibility" criterion for "being more informative" by Boll (1955) [2] is generalized to a "$\epsilon$-convolution divisibility" criterion for $\epsilon$-deficiency. We also generalize the "convolution divisibility" criterion of V. Strassen (1965) [13] to a criterion for "$\varepsilon$-convolution divisibility." It is shown, provided least favorable "$\varepsilon$-factors" can be found, how the deficiencies actually may be calculated. As an application we determine the increase of information--as measured by the deficiency--contained in an additional number of observations for a few experiments (rectangular, exponential, multivariate normal, one way layout). Finally we consider the problem of convergence for the pseudo distance introduced by LeCam (1964) [8]. It is shown that convergence for this distance is topologically equivalent to strong convergence of the individual probability measures up to a shift.