Kolmogoroff-Smirnov: .. lies, damn lies and "sadistics"

From: R Barclay (Robin_Barclay@compuserve.com)
Date: Fri Nov 21 1997 - 20:22:23 EST


Post by Steve Hilliard
>>First a "thank you" to all of you who set me straight regarding the
intimidating K-S test.  Several mentioned that B-D software provides 
this test--do any other packages offer it?  I'll have to check it
out,<<

Hi Steve
The K-S test is also available in StatGraphics (for Windows) - probably
also in other Stat packages.  However, I got to thinking about it after
trying to explain it to a colleague - works on differences in cumulative
frequencies - and I realised that I would like to know the nuts and bolts
of the method instead of just accepting the package version (I used to
write my own stat software in the old days - from textbook formulae, etc). 
I trolled through all the statistics books I could find in a nearby
reputable student bookstore - only one mentioned it - and only as something
the reader might wish to go on to.  I did find a table of probability
distributions for it.  I'll probably have to pay a visit to the university
stats department for info.
Does anybody out there have a detailed description - or reference (text or
paper) to the Kolmogoroff-Smirnov test - solutions and probabilities.
Please e-mail me if you do - my curiosity is irked.
Robin Barclay
SNBTS, Edinburgh



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