Rayleigh test can refer to:
a test for periodicity in irregularly sampled data, a derivation of the above to test for non-uniformity (as unimodal clustering) of a set of points on a circle (e.g. compass directions), sometimes known as the Rayleigh z test.
See also Circular distribution Directional statistics Kuiper's test Rayleigh distribution Watson test Rayleigh plot
References
External links A test for the significance of the mean direction and the concentration parameter of a circular distribution. Rao's spacing test - contrasted with Rayleigh test