Statistical Tests Based on the Levy and Prohorov Metrics.

Abstract

The author develops non-parametric one-sample and two-sample goodness-of-fit tests using as test statistics the Levy and Prohorov distance between empirical distribution functions. Computational procedures are described for computing the test statistics. Recurrence equations are described for computing the distribution of the two-sample test statistics, using results about the maximal matchings in certain graphs. The asymptotic distribution of the one-sample test statistic is expressed in terms of the distribution of fluctuations in the sample path of the Brownian Bridge stochastic process. Tables of these distributions are given in the appendix.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA003986

Entities

People

  • Charles H. Alexander

Organizations

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computing-Related Activities
  • Data Science
  • Distribution Functions
  • Equations
  • Goodness Of Fit Tests
  • Information Science
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Mathematics
  • Statistical Tests
  • Statistics
  • Stochastic Processes

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Graph Algorithms and Convex Optimization.
  • Statistical inference.