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<p>The <b>goodness of fit</b> of a <a href="page.php?w=statistical_model">statistical model</a> describes how well it fits a set of observations. Measures of goodness of fit typically summarize the discrepancy between observed values and the values expected under the model in question. Such measures can be used in <a href="page.php?w=statistical_hypothesis_testing">statistical hypothesis testing</a>, e.g. to <a href="page.php?w=normality_test">test for normality</a> of <a href="page.php?w=Errors_and_residuals_in_statistics">residual</a>s, to test</p><p>
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