Question 9.55

9.55 More on goodness of fit to the uniform distribution.

Refer to the previous exercise.

  1. Use software to generate your own sample of 800 uniform random variables on the interval from 0 to 1, and perform the goodness-of-fit test using the intervals from the previous exercise.
  2. Choose a different set of intervals than the ones used in the previous exercise. Rerun the goodness-of-fit test.
  3. Compare the results you found in parts (a) and (b). Which intervals would you recommend?