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Two new goodness-of-_t tests are developed for the three-parameter Weibull distribution with known shape parameter. These procedures eliminate the need for estimating the unknown location and scale parameters prior to initiating the tests and are easily adapted for censored data. This is accomplished by employing the Anderson-Darling A2 s and Cram_er-von Mises W2 S statistics based on the normalized spacings of the sample data. Critical values of A2 s and W2 s are obtained for common signi_cance levels by large Monte Carlo simulations for shapes of 0.5(0.5)4.0 and sample sizes of 5(5)40 with up to 40% censoring (type II) from the left and/or right. An extensive Monte Carlo power study is also conducted to compare the two tests with each other and with their prominent competitors. The competitors include another spacings test, Z_, and the modi_ed Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS), Cram_er- von Mises (W2) and Anderson-Darling (A2) EDF tests. The power results indicate that no one test is superior in all situations. When the alternatives considered are tested against a skewed Weibull null distribution, A2 s and W2 s achieve considerably higher power than the other EDF tests, but do not perform as well as Z_. On the other hand, when the null distribution is symmetric, Z_ loses all of its power, while A2 s and W2 s yield power comparable to the other EDF tests. Results also show A2 s generally outperforms W2 s, and for these reasons, A2 s is the preferred test for the three-parameter Weibull with known shape. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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