"Rajarshi Guha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi, > Am I correct in thinking that a P value for the KS test would provide this > information? I looked up Conovers book on non parametric statistics for > the algorithm of the KS test. However it does not mention any way of > calculating a P for the test. Is it possible? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------- If you search the internet you will find the Numerical Recipes program on comparing two distribuions by means of the differences between using a KS test, repackaged, repainted in all kinds of codes, colors and put together with all kinds of nails, bailing wire and duct tape.
On top of it there are many of listings of KS distribution K values versus p values, each one different from the other. There is much about the KS test that is arbitrary and different. Buyer beware. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ > Are there any other tests that would be able to tell me how similar the > distributions of two sets of observations are > > Thanks, . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
