On a distribution-free test of fit for continuous distribution functions

Scandinavian Journal of Statistics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-73

  Shao, Yongzhao ^a   Hahn, Marjorie G ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Consistency; Distribution free; Goodness of fit; Kolmogorov Smirnov test; Moran statistic; Pitman asymptotic relative efficiency; Spacings

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030534046     PISSN: 03036898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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