Re: [R] testing for a distribution of probability

2012-02-14 Thread Greg Snow
All the distribution tests are rule out tests, i.e. they can tell you if your data does not match a given distribution, but they can never tell you that the data does come from a specific distribution. Note also that the results of any of these studies may not be that useful, for small sample size

[R] testing for a distribution of probability

2012-02-14 Thread Bianca A Santini
Hello! I have several variables. Each of them has a different distribution. I was thinking to use a Generalized Linear Model, glm(), but I need to introduce the family. Do you know if R has any tests for matching data to any distribution ( I am aware of shapiro.test). All the best, -- BAS