l Goodness-of-Fit Tests The Question: Does the distribution of sample data resemble a specifie probability distribution, such as > the binomial h ypergeometric, or Poisson discrete distributions >> the uniform, normal, or exponential continuous distributions >>a predefined probability distribution ypotheses Ho: T-values expected H: f* values expected where丌 o 2002 The Wadsworth GroupGoodness-of-Fit Tests • The Question: – Does the distribution of sample data resemble a specified probability distribution, such as: »the binomial, hypergeometric, or Poisson discrete distributions. »the uniform, normal, or exponential continuous distributions. »a predefined probability distribution. • Hypotheses: – H0 : pi = values expected H1 : pi  values expected where p j  = 1 . © 2002 The Wadsworth Group