dt><span class="term">beta</span></dt>
<dd><p>
                The maximum acceptable risk of falsely failing to reject the null
                hypothesis.
              </p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">variance</span></dt>
<dd><p>
                The nominal variance being tested against.
              </p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">hint</span></dt>
<dd><p>
                An optional hint on where to start looking for a result: the current
                sample size would be a good choice.
           