CHI2TEST2

Two-sample chi-squared test for discrete data.

H = CHI2TEST2(X) performs a chi-squared two-sample test of the
similarity of two samples, under the null hypothesis that two samples
come from the same (non-specified) distribution.

X1 and X2 are two vectors containing discrete (categorical) data.
CHI2TEST2 treats all unique values as separate 'bins' for testing
purposes. X1 and X2 can be different lengths. CHI2TEST2 treats NaNs as
missing values, and ignores them.

H = TTEST(...,ALPHA) performs the test at the significance level
(100*ALPHA)%. ALPHA must be a scalar. Default value of ALPHA is 0.05.
i.e., H = 1 suggests different distributions.

[H,P] = TTEST(...) returns the p-value, i.e., the probability of
observing the given result, or one more extreme, by chance if the null
hypothesis is true. Small values of P cast doubt on the validity of
the null hypothesis (i.e. suggests different distributions).

[H,P,TEST] = TTEST(...) returns TEST, the value of the test statistic.

[H,P,TEST,DF] = TTEST(...) returns DF, the degrees of freedom of the test.

EXAMPLE 1: Generate two uniform random vectors, should be H = 0
rng('default')
x1 = round(rand(1000,1)*10);
x2 = round(rand(1000,1)*10);
[h,p,test,df] = chi2test2(x1,x2)
h =
0
p =
0.4505
test =
9.8868
df =
10

EXAMPLE 2: Generate two random vectors, one uniform and one normal,
should be H = 1
rng('default')
x1 = round(rand(1000,1)*10);
x2 = 5 + round(randn(1000,1));
[h,p,test,df] = chi2test2(x1,x2)
h =
1
p =
0
test =
758.0990
df =
10

Reference:
http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/software/dataplot/refman1/auxillar/chi2samp.htm
Accessed March 29, 2013, and cites: "Numerical Recipes in
Fortan: The Art of Scientific Computing", Second Edition,
Press, Teukolsky, Vetterlling, and Flannery, Cambridge
University Press, 1992, pp. 614-622.

Copyright 2013 James Meldrum. Provided for entertainment only; author
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