les wrote: > hi, > i have 327 data points and i plotted the histogram which > looks like poisson distribution. I want to test the hypothesis that > this distribution is significantly different from uniform and want to get > get some confidence level (say 0.95 ). I was thinking of chi square but > does'nt chi square assume normal distributed data? > i am new to stats..please help explain what would be a good way to approach this. > thanks
The Chi_Squared Goodness of Fit test can be applied to any particular distribution you want. So, when applied properly to the data, it fits this situation perfectly. -- Paige Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kodak.com "It's nothing until I call it!" -- Bill Klem, NL Umpire "When you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance" -- Lee Ann Womack . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
