1. A new Kolmogorov-Smirnov test based on representative points in Weibull distributions.
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Wang, Sirao, Liang, Jiajuan, Peng, Heng, and Ye, Huajun
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WEIBULL distribution , *FALSE positive error , *CONFORMANCE testing , *EMPIRICAL research - Abstract
AbstractHypothesis testing for the Weibull distribution always raises attention in the literature. It is challenging especially in small-sample scenarios. In this paper, we propose a new Kolmogorov-Smirnov type test based on the distance between two empirical functions, one from the data and another from the representative points of the underlying distribution. A bias correction technique is used to estimate unknown parameters in the Weibull distribution. We also discuss how to choose a suitable number of representative points based on the proposed loss function, which is recommended for constructing the empirical function from the Weibull distribution. To compare with tailor-made tests in the literature, a simulation study of the empirical type I error and testing power is conducted. It shows that our proposed test statistic is more powerful in most alternative scenarios, and it significantly improves the power of testing in small-sample scenarios. Finally, two real-world datasets are conducted to further demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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