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scipy.stats.mstats.ks_twosamp

scipy.stats.mstats.ks_twosamp(data1, data2, alternative='two-sided')[source]

Computes the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test on two samples.

Missing values are discarded.

Parameters
data1array_like

First data set

data2array_like

Second data set

alternative{‘two-sided’, ‘less’, ‘greater’}, optional

Indicates the alternative hypothesis. Default is ‘two-sided’.

Returns
dfloat

Value of the Kolmogorov Smirnov test

pfloat

Corresponding p-value.

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