The UNIVARIATE Procedure

Example 4.27 Creating a Histogram to Display Lognormal Fit

This example uses the data set Aircraft from Example 4.26 to illustrate how to display a lognormal fit with a histogram. To determine whether the lognormal distribution is an appropriate model for a distribution, you should consider the graphical fit as well as conduct goodness-of-fit tests. The following statements fit a lognormal distribution and display the density curve on a histogram: 

title 'Distribution of Position Deviations';
ods select Histogram Lognormal.ParameterEstimates Lognormal.GoodnessOfFit;
proc univariate data=Aircraft;
   var Deviation;
   histogram / lognormal(w=3 theta=est)
               odstitle = title;
   inset n mean (5.3) std='Std Dev' (5.3) skewness (5.3) /
      pos    = ne
      header = 'Summary Statistics';
run;

The ODS SELECT statement restricts the output to the "ParameterEstimates" and "GoodnessOfFit" tables; see the section ODS Table Names. The LOGNORMAL primary option superimposes a fitted curve on the histogram in Output 4.27.1. The W= option specifies the line width for the curve. The INSET statement specifies that the mean, standard deviation, and skewness be displayed in an inset in the northeast corner of the plot. Note that the default value of the threshold parameter $\theta $ is zero. In applications where the threshold is not zero, you can specify $\theta $ with the THETA= option. The variable Deviation includes values that are less than the default threshold; therefore, the option THETA= EST is used.

Output 4.27.1: Normal Probability Plot Created with Graphics Device

Normal Probability Plot Created with Graphics Device


Output 4.27.2 provides three EDF goodness-of-fit tests for the lognormal distribution: the Anderson-Darling, the Cramér–von Mises, and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests. The null hypothesis for the three tests is that a lognormal distribution holds for the sample data.

Output 4.27.2: Summary of Fitted Lognormal Distribution

Distribution of Position Deviations

The UNIVARIATE Procedure
Fitted Lognormal Distribution for Deviation (Position Deviation)

Parameters for Lognormal Distribution
Parameter Symbol Estimate
Threshold Theta -0.00834
Scale Zeta -6.14382
Shape Sigma 0.882225
Mean   -0.00517
Std Dev   0.003438

Goodness-of-Fit Tests for Lognormal Distribution
Test Statistic p Value
Kolmogorov-Smirnov D 0.09419634 Pr > D >0.500
Cramer-von Mises W-Sq 0.02919815 Pr > W-Sq >0.500
Anderson-Darling A-Sq 0.21606642 Pr > A-Sq >0.500 




            

            


            
The p-values for all three tests are greater than 0.5, so the null hypothesis is not rejected. The tests support the conclusion
               that the two-parameter lognormal distribution with scale parameter $\hat{\zeta }=-6.14$ and shape parameter $\hat{\sigma }=0.88$ provides a good model for the distribution of position deviations. For further discussion of goodness-of-fit interpretation,
               see the section Goodness-of-Fit Tests. 
            

            
A sample program for this example, uniex16.sas, is available in the SAS Sample Library for Base SAS software.