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This Week’s Finds
Statistical Tests of Distribution Similarity
Joshua introduced a problem originating from a research question on the distribution of black hole masses in the universe. The mathematical question centered around confidence testing of distribution models against observational data, and when a model could be rejected by the data. We discussed the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, as well as information-geometric ideas related to model testing.
Up Next:
Reading Group:
For next week’s reading we aim to be complete:
- Lee: 3.0
- Dummit & Foote: 4.0
References:
- Kolmogorov-Smirnov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolmogorov%E2%80%93Smirnov_test