Goodness-of-fit tests based on the Cramér-von Mises statistics are given for the Poisson distribution. Power comparisons show that these statistics, particularly A2, give good overall tests of fit.

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This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Count data often show a higher incidence of zero counts than would be expected if the data were Poisson distributed. Zero-inflated Poisson ...