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Re: st: RE: kolmogorov-Smirmov Output


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Subject   Re: st: RE: kolmogorov-Smirmov Output
Date   Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:05:25 +0100

thanks a lot.
So, if my output is, for example,

Two-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for equality of distribution functions:

Smaller group       D       P-value  Corrected
----------------------------------------------
male:               0.2468    0.002
female:             0.0000    1.000
Combined K-S:       0.2468    0.005      0.003

if a should drow a conlusion, I have to see the p-value 0.005, the row Combined K-S, is it right? So, in this case, if my alpha is 0.05, because p-value is less than 0.05 I reject the null hypotesis.Is it right?

Claudia



Quoting hind sbihi <[email protected]>:

Claudia

I am not sure I fully understand your question.
However, for hypothesis testing, you need to set a critical value at which
you accept or reject the null hypothesis. Let's say this critical value, or
alpha is 0.05. Now, if p-value is less than 0.05 your reject the null
hypothesis (which states that your observed distribution follows a Gaussian
distribution). Conversely, if p>0.05 then you accept the null hypothesis and
consider that your data approximates a Gaussian distribution.
HTH

Hind

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Hello,

would someone guide me on how to interpret the output of a two-sided
kolmogorov-Smirnov test?
In order to conclude for the equality or not of the distributions, what
p-value I have to see? As you know, if I perform a test for the
equality of two distributions, I have three rows where the last one is
the combined K-S. My question is if I have to see only this last row
(p-value) in ordwer to drow a conclusion.

thanks a lot
Claudia





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