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Goodness-of-Fit Test

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Goodness-of-Fit Test - definitions

Goodness-of-Fit Test - The application of the chi square distribution in comparing the frequency distribution of a statistic observed in a sample with the expected frequency distribution based on some theoretical model.

[Category=Quality Assurance ]

Source: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, 21 March 2011 08:32:06, http://www.mass.gov/dep/cleanup/laws/glossa01.htm External


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goodness of fit - [modeling] In modeling, the degree to which a model predicts observed data; a measure of predictive power.

[Category=Geospatial ]

Source: esri, 03 May 2012 09:03:47, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation External 


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