Power comparison of sequential testing by betting procedures

Abstract

In this paper, we derive power guarantees of some sequential tests for bounded mean under general alternatives. We focus on testing procedures using nonnegative supermartingales which are anytime valid and consider alternatives which coincide asymptotically with the null (e.g. vanishing mean) while still allowing to reject in finite time. Introducing variance constraints, we show that the alternative can be broaden while keeping power guarantees for certain second-order testing procedures. We also compare different test procedures in multidimensional setting using characteristics of the rejection times. Finally, we extend our analysis to other functionals as well as testing and comparing forecasters. Our results are illustrated with numerical simulations including bounded mean testing and comparison of forecasters.