Physics and Astronomy
4 years ago

New method ensures accurate statistical tests for large data sets.

arXiv (Cornell University)
Numerically more stable computation of the p-values for the two-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test
Thomas Viehmann

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The two-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test is a common way to see if two sets of data are from the same distribution. A new method has been developed to calculate p-values more accurately, even for large datasets. This method avoids numerical errors that can happen during calculations.