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Hi there:

 

I am looking for any test to evaluate the normality for a data set in Possion..

 

Thanks

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Rick_SAS
SAS Super FREQ

Do you mean "Is there a test to determine whether data are Poisson distributed?"  (You can't check for "normality" unless you think the data are normally distributed.)

 

If so, the answer is yes. You can fit a Poisson distribution to the data and examine the goodness of fit statistics.

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Rhodochrosite | Level 12 lvm
Rhodochrosite | Level 12

I don't understand the question. If the data are Poisson, then why test for normality? Maybe you are wondering if you counts are large enough that the Poisson is adequately approximated by a normal distribution? If so, then use PROC UNIVARIATE and look a the output for tests for normality.

proc univariate data=... normal;

var y;

run;

 

Rick_SAS
SAS Super FREQ

Do you mean "Is there a test to determine whether data are Poisson distributed?"  (You can't check for "normality" unless you think the data are normally distributed.)

 

If so, the answer is yes. You can fit a Poisson distribution to the data and examine the goodness of fit statistics.

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