On a general class of chi-squared goodness-of-fit statistics

Percept Mot Skills. 2004 Jun;98(3 Pt 1):967-70. doi: 10.2466/pms.98.3.967-970.

Abstract

A class of chi-squared goodness-of-fit statistics is presented as being based on the so-called divergence of one probability distribution from another. A still more general class of goodness-of-fit statistics is then presented by eliminating some of the restrictions required of divergence-based statistics. This most general class of statistics includes, as particular cases, a variety of statistics used in the published literature.

MeSH terms

  • Chi-Square Distribution*
  • Humans
  • Models, Statistical*
  • Psychology / statistics & numerical data*