A FORTRAN based computer program to perform goodness of fit testing of empirical data to theoretical probability distributions

Abstract

Data gathering in an attempt to gain knowledge about a particular phenomenon is a key element in the work of scientists and engineers. It is a first step in the mathematical modeling or simulation of any real-world system under study. A researcher can choose to model his system with empirical data or with a theoretical probability distribution which best describes his observed data. The latter method is usually preferable.