1. Biometries Unit , CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Statistics , PO Box 52, North Ryde, Australia, NSW 2113;2. Department of Applied Statistics, , University of Wollongong , Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
Abstract:
Goodness of fit for thei ordered categories discrete uniform distribution can be carried out using Pearson's X2pstatistic and its components. Applications of this technique are considered and comparisons made with recently suggested empirical uniform distribution