Dear R-users, I am comparing differences in variance, skew, and kurtosis between two groups. For variance the comparison is easy: just var.test(group1, group2) I am using agostino.test() for skew, and anscombe.test() for kurtosis. However, I can't find an equivalent of the F.test or Mood.test for comparing kurtosis or skewness between two samples. Would the test just be a 1 df test on the difference in Z or F scores returned by the agostino or anscombe? How are the differences distributed: chi2? Any guidance greatly appreciated. google and wikipedia return hits for measuring the third and fourth standardized moments, but none I can see for comparing differences on these parameters. best, tim