The One-Sample K-S Test: TI-59 Programs for Discrete and Continuous Random Variables.

Abstract

The Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) goodness-of-fit test is a nonparametric test if the random variable is continuous. If the random variable is discrete the K-S test is not nonparametric. Two programs for the TI-59 programmable calculator are presented, 'Continuous K-S' and 'Discrete K-S'. They are designed to conduct a K-S test and display the significance level. User instructions and several sample problems are presented. Use of the 'hidden registers' in the TI-59 is discussed. The hidden registers are used extensively in the program Discrete K-S. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA110378

Entities

People

  • Douglas Warren Brown

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arithmetic
  • Calculators
  • California
  • Computations
  • Data Science
  • Distribution Functions
  • Equations
  • Errors
  • Goodness Of Fit Tests
  • Information Science
  • Instructions
  • Notation
  • Observation
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Random Variables
  • Statistics

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Statistical inference.