Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test (vs Normal)
Computes the one-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test against a normal distribution with specified mean and standard deviation. It measures the largest vertical distance between your data's empirical cumulative distribution and the theoretical normal curve — the D statistic. Unlike tests that look only at skewness or kurtosis, the KS compares the entire distributions, point by point. Enter the sample and the normal parameters (mean and standard deviation) to test.
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Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test (vs Normal)
Computes the one-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test against a normal distribution with specified mean and standard deviation. It measures the largest vertical distance between your data's empirical cumulative distribution and the theoretical normal curve — the D statistic. Unlike tests that look only at skewness or kurtosis, the KS compares the entire distributions, point by point. Enter the sample and the normal parameters (mean and standard deviation) to test.
Comparing your data with the entire normal curve
Testing normality can mean different things. Some tests look at a specific aspect, like skewness; the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test looks at the distribution as a whole. It asks how far the cumulative shape of your data strays, at any point, from the shape of a normal distribution with the mean and deviation you specify.
The idea is to build the data's empirical cumulative distribution function, that step curve, and overlay it on the smooth curve of the theoretical normal. The D statistic is simply the largest vertical distance between the two across the whole axis. If the data really come from that normal, the curves track each other and D is small; any systematic shape deviation pulls the curves apart.
Enter the sample and the parameters of the normal you want to test against: the mean and the standard deviation. The tool returns the D statistic and an asymptotic p-value. A technical note: when the mean and deviation are estimated from the data themselves, rather than known beforehand, the test becomes conservative, and variants like Lilliefors' are more appropriate.
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