Smooth tests of fit for a mixture of two Poisson distributions
conference contribution
posted on 2025-05-09, 07:53 authored by D. J. Best, John RaynerJohn Rayner, O. ThasIn this note smooth tests of fit for a mixture of two Poisson distributions are derived and compared with a traditional Pearson chi-squared test. The tests are illustrated with a classic data set of deaths per day of women over 80 as recorded in the London Times for the years 1910 to 1912.
History
Source title
Proceedings of the 4th Applied Statistics Education and Research Collaboration (ASEARC) ConferenceName of conference
4th Applied Statistics Education and Research Collaboration (ASEARC) ConferenceLocation
Parramatta, N.S.W.Start date
2011-02-17End date
2011-02-18Pagination
43-50Publisher
University of Wollongong (CSSM)Place published
Wollongong, N.S.W.Language
- en, English
