000087528 001__ 87528 000087528 005__ 20210121114510.0 000087528 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1080/02331888.2013.857670 000087528 0248_ $$2sideral$$a83376 000087528 037__ $$aART-2015-83376 000087528 041__ $$aeng 000087528 100__ $$aBalakrishnan, N. 000087528 245__ $$aSequential precedence tests 000087528 260__ $$c2015 000087528 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000087528 5203_ $$aIn this paper we introduce the sequential precedence test (SPT) for testing the equality of two continuous distribution functions, against the stochastically ordered alternative. This procedure replaces the classical precedence test (PT), used in life-testing experiments, by a sequence of tests which are applied at the failure times of one of the samples. This allows the possibility of stopping the experiment earlier than the PT. By means of extensive Monte Carlo simulations and real data, we show that the proposed methodology results in substantial saving of experimental time and cost, without compromising in power. Algorithms for the implementation of the SPT are included. 000087528 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/MTM2010-15972 000087528 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aAll rights reserved$$uhttp://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 000087528 590__ $$a0.53$$b2015 000087528 591__ $$aSTATISTICS & PROBABILITY$$b97 / 123 = 0.789$$c2015$$dQ4$$eT3 000087528 592__ $$a0.703$$b2015 000087528 593__ $$aStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty$$c2015$$dQ2 000087528 593__ $$aStatistics and Probability$$c2015$$dQ2 000087528 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion 000087528 700__ $$aGouet, R. 000087528 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-7615-2559$$aLópez, F. J.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000087528 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-6474-2252$$aSanz, G.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000087528 7102_ $$12007$$2265$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Métodos Estadísticos$$cÁrea Estadís. Investig. Opera. 000087528 773__ $$g49, 1 (2015), 224-238$$pStatistics$$tSTATISTICS$$x0233-1888 000087528 8564_ $$s183634$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/87528/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yPostprint 000087528 8564_ $$s49826$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/87528/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yPostprint 000087528 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:87528$$particulos$$pdriver 000087528 951__ $$a2021-01-21-10:56:21 000087528 980__ $$aARTICLE