A Study of Goodness –of- Fit Tests for Some Discrete Probability Distribution
Snigdha Mahanta , Dr. M. Borah
Abstract
This paper presents the goodness of fit (GOF) tests for several discrete distributions viz., Poisson, Generalized Poisson and Negative binomial distribution. Parameter estimation is performed and goodness of fit test for a set of real data is obtained for the said distributions.
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"A Study of Goodness –of- Fit Tests for Some Discrete Probability Distribution", International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer Science and Technology (IJIRCST), Vol-2, no.3, pp.82-84, 2014. Available from:
Corresponding Author
Snigdha Mahanta
Chaiduar College, Sonitpur , Assam, India (e-mail: snigdhamahanta11@gmail.com)