Accession Number:

AD0774887

Title:

Comparisons of Small-Sample Power for Tests of Exponentiality,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV WASHINGTON D C PROGRAM IN LOGISTICS

Personal Author(s):

• Harris,Carl M.

Report Date:

1974-02-01

Pagination or Media Count:

22.0

Abstract:

The paper is intended to provide some results to guide applied operations research analysts in the choice of a statistical test for determining whether a set of observations can be said to come from an exponential distribution. Power comparisons are made for a total of five tests against what are deemed to be the most popular alternatives for sample sizes of 10, 20, 30, and 40, and for a number of different possible parameter values. Author

Descriptors:

• *Statistical tests
• *Life tests
• *Reliability
• Mathematical prediction
• Exponential functions
• Monte Carlo method
• Computer programs
• Sampling

Subject Categories:

• Statistics and Probability
• Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering and Control of Production Systems

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE