A comparison of the exact and approximate power of the chi-square goodness-of-fit test.
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Authors
Wright, Brian Theodore.
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Advisors
Read, R.R.
Date of Issue
1971-03
Date
Publisher
Monterey, California ; Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis presents a numerical comparison of the exact
and approximate powers of the chi-square goodness-of-f it
test for small numbers of classes and small sample sizes for
the equiprobable null hypothesis . The comparison was performed
using an IBM 360 computer and the computational
details are presented within the thesis. In addition a
comparison of critical points was conducted for the chisquare
distribution and the associated exact, (multinomial),
distribution. The results of the power comparisons show
that the approximate power is surprisingly good and is
recommended as an efficient method for determining type two
error associated with the test. Further, use of the chisquare
distribution for determining a critical point is
reinforced through the numerical comparison of significance
levels.
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Thesis
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Department
Operations Research
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School
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Format
67 p.