subject:"\[R\] kstest vs shapirotest"

Re: [R] kstest vs shapirotest

2010-09-22 Thread Greg Snow

n...@r- > project.org] On Behalf Of "Sibylle Stöckli" > Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 6:32 AM > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] kstest vs shapirotest > > Dear R-users > > Idea: > Analysing tree height frequency with hist(), normal distribution >

Re: [R] kstest vs shapirotest

2010-09-22 Thread Peng, C

In general Shapiro's normality test is more powerful than the KS. For this specific case, I don't see the significantly different results from both tests. The normality assumption in this example seems to be questionable. -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/kstest-vs-s

[R] kstest vs shapirotest

2010-09-22 Thread Sibylle Stöckli

Dear R-users Idea: Analysing tree height frequency with hist(), normal distribution (ks.test & shapiro.test) and skewness (package e1071 - thanks a lot for this useful package)as an indication of possible self-thinning in an experimental tree stand. Problem: Results from the ks.test and the