Aspects of Goodness-of-Fit

Abstract

In this article, two important methods of testing fit to a distribution are discussed and compared. They are the family of tests based on the empirical distribution function of a random sample, and the family based on plotting the order statistics against a suitable set of constants and examining the fit of a line through the plotted points. The two sets will be called EDF tests and Regression tests respectively.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1993
Accession Number
ADA274826

Entities

People

  • Michael A. Stephens

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coefficients
  • Computer Programs
  • Consistency
  • Data Science
  • Discrete Distribution
  • Distribution Theory
  • Equations
  • Information Science
  • Mathematics
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Normal Distribution
  • Normality
  • Order Statistics
  • Probability
  • Random Variables
  • Statistical Algorithms
  • Statistics

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Regression Analysis.
  • Statistical inference.