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===Purpose===
===Purpose===


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===Examples===
===Examples===


kstest(x)
  kstest(x)
 
  kstest(x,'exp')
kstest(x,'exp')


===See Also===
===See Also===


[[CHITEST]], [[DISTFIT]]
[[chitest]], [[distfit]]

Revision as of 09:10, 4 September 2008

Purpose

Kolmogorov-Smirnov test that a sample has a specified distribution.

Synopsis

vals = kstest(x,distname)

Inputs

  • x = matrix (column vector) in which the sample data is stored.
  • distname = string, optional distribution name to assume as the parent distribution for the sample. Default value is 'normal'.

Outputs

The return value is a structure with fields (larger values indicate rejecting the named distribution as a candidate parent distribution for the sample). The ks is the value of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov statistic and is times the maximum difference of the distributions. The maximum difference in the distributions is returned as Dn.

  • Ks = value of the adjusted test statistic.
  • Dn = unadjusted test statistic.
  • parameters = maximum likelihood estimates.

Examples

 kstest(x)
 kstest(x,'exp')

See Also

chitest, distfit