[R] KS test

[Vaidotas Zemlys]

Hi,


> I have a sample, and I want to test if its distribution is normal. So I
> would like to perform a one sample KS test but I cannot find the "y"
> argument representing  the "character string naming a distribution
> function" according to the ?ks.test help page.
> It is impossible forme to have a list of these character strings naming a
> distribution function.
> 
> I think it is "pnorm" for a normal distribution, bu I would like to be sure...
> 

>From examples in ks.test manual:
# Does x come from a shifted gamma distribution with shape 3 and scale 2?
     ks.test(x+2, "pgamma", 3, 2) # two-sided
     ks.test(x+2, "pgamma", 3, 2, alternative = "gr")

So you can be sure, that it will be "pnorm" for normal distribution.

Vaidotas