diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/rayleigh/pdf/test/test.factory.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/rayleigh/pdf/test/test.factory.js
index 986ca5e72b68..c0e4475d81c3 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/rayleigh/pdf/test/test.factory.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/rayleigh/pdf/test/test.factory.js
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
+var isAlmostSameValue = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-almost-same-value' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
-var abs = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/abs' );
 var PINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/pinf' );
 var NINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/ninf' );
-var EPS = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/eps' );
 var factory = require( './../lib/factory.js' );
 
 
@@ -128,10 +127,8 @@ tape( 'if `sigma` equals `0`, the created function evaluates a degenerate distri
 
 tape( 'the created function evaluates the pdf for `x` given small scale parameter `sigma`', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
 	var sigma;
 	var pdf;
-	var tol;
 	var i;
 	var x;
 	var y;
@@ -143,13 +140,7 @@ tape( 'the created function evaluates the pdf for `x` given small scale paramete
 		pdf = factory( sigma[i] );
 		y = pdf( x[i] );
 		if ( expected[i] !== null ) {
-			if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-				t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+', sigma: '+sigma[i]+', y: '+y+', expected: '+expected[i] );
-			} else {
-				delta = abs( y - expected[ i ] );
-				tol = 3.0 * EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-				t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[ i ]+'. sigma: '+sigma[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[ i ]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
-			}
+			t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 2 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 		}
 	}
 	t.end();
@@ -157,10 +148,8 @@ tape( 'the created function evaluates the pdf for `x` given small scale paramete
 
 tape( 'the created function evaluates the pdf for `x` given medium scale parameter `sigma`', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
 	var sigma;
 	var pdf;
-	var tol;
 	var i;
 	var x;
 	var y;
@@ -172,13 +161,7 @@ tape( 'the created function evaluates the pdf for `x` given medium scale paramet
 		pdf = factory( sigma[i] );
 		y = pdf( x[i] );
 		if ( expected[i] !== null ) {
-			if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-				t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+', sigma: '+sigma[i]+', y: '+y+', expected: '+expected[i] );
-			} else {
-				delta = abs( y - expected[ i ] );
-				tol = 3.0 * EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-				t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[ i ]+'. sigma: '+sigma[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[ i ]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
-			}
+			t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 2 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 		}
 	}
 	t.end();
@@ -186,10 +169,8 @@ tape( 'the created function evaluates the pdf for `x` given medium scale paramet
 
 tape( 'the created function evaluates the pdf for `x` given large scale parameter `sigma`', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
 	var sigma;
 	var pdf;
-	var tol;
 	var i;
 	var x;
 	var y;
@@ -201,13 +182,7 @@ tape( 'the created function evaluates the pdf for `x` given large scale paramete
 		pdf = factory( sigma[i] );
 		y = pdf( x[i] );
 		if ( expected[i] !== null ) {
-			if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-				t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+', sigma: '+sigma[i]+', y: '+y+', expected: '+expected[i] );
-			} else {
-				delta = abs( y - expected[ i ] );
-				tol = 3.0 * EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-				t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[ i ]+'. sigma: '+sigma[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[ i ]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
-			}
+			t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 2 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 		}
 	}
 	t.end();
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/rayleigh/pdf/test/test.native.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/rayleigh/pdf/test/test.native.js
index a147f4551711..4201206e8b44 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/rayleigh/pdf/test/test.native.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/rayleigh/pdf/test/test.native.js
@@ -22,12 +22,11 @@
 
 var resolve = require( 'path' ).resolve;
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
+var isAlmostSameValue = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-almost-same-value' );
 var tryRequire = require( '@stdlib/utils/try-require' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
-var abs = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/abs' );
 var PINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/pinf' );
 var NINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/ninf' );
-var EPS = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/eps' );
 
 
 // FIXTURES //
@@ -111,9 +110,7 @@ tape( 'if provided `sigma` equal to `0`, the function evaluates a degenerate dis
 
 tape( 'the function evaluates the pdf for `x` given small scale parameter `sigma`', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
 	var sigma;
-	var tol;
 	var i;
 	var x;
 	var y;
@@ -124,13 +121,7 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the pdf for `x` given small scale parameter `sigma
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		y = pdf( x[i], sigma[i] );
 		if ( expected[i] !== null ) {
-			if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-				t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+', sigma: '+sigma[i]+', y: '+y+', expected: '+expected[i] );
-			} else {
-				delta = abs( y - expected[ i ] );
-				tol = 3.0 * EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-				t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[ i ]+'. sigma: '+sigma[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[ i ]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
-			}
+			t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 2 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 		}
 	}
 	t.end();
@@ -138,9 +129,7 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the pdf for `x` given small scale parameter `sigma
 
 tape( 'the function evaluates the pdf for `x` given medium scale parameter `sigma`', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
 	var sigma;
-	var tol;
 	var i;
 	var x;
 	var y;
@@ -151,13 +140,7 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the pdf for `x` given medium scale parameter `sigm
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		y = pdf( x[i], sigma[i] );
 		if ( expected[i] !== null ) {
-			if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-				t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+', sigma: '+sigma[i]+', y: '+y+', expected: '+expected[i] );
-			} else {
-				delta = abs( y - expected[ i ] );
-				tol = 3.0 * EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-				t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[ i ]+'. sigma: '+sigma[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[ i ]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
-			}
+			t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 2 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 		}
 	}
 	t.end();
@@ -165,9 +148,7 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the pdf for `x` given medium scale parameter `sigm
 
 tape( 'the function evaluates the pdf for `x` given large scale parameter `sigma`', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
 	var sigma;
-	var tol;
 	var i;
 	var x;
 	var y;
@@ -178,13 +159,7 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the pdf for `x` given large scale parameter `sigma
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		y = pdf( x[i], sigma[i] );
 		if ( expected[i] !== null ) {
-			if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-				t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+', sigma: '+sigma[i]+', y: '+y+', expected: '+expected[i] );
-			} else {
-				delta = abs( y - expected[ i ] );
-				tol = 3.0 * EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-				t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[ i ]+'. sigma: '+sigma[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[ i ]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
-			}
+			t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 2 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 		}
 	}
 	t.end();
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/rayleigh/pdf/test/test.pdf.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/rayleigh/pdf/test/test.pdf.js
index fb1859e7e193..06d7a2941992 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/rayleigh/pdf/test/test.pdf.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/rayleigh/pdf/test/test.pdf.js
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
+var isAlmostSameValue = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-almost-same-value' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
-var abs = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/abs' );
 var PINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/pinf' );
 var NINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/ninf' );
-var EPS = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/eps' );
 var pdf = require( './../lib' );
 
 
@@ -102,9 +101,7 @@ tape( 'if provided `sigma` equal to `0`, the function evaluates a degenerate dis
 
 tape( 'the function evaluates the pdf for `x` given small scale parameter `sigma`', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
 	var sigma;
-	var tol;
 	var i;
 	var x;
 	var y;
@@ -115,13 +112,7 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the pdf for `x` given small scale parameter `sigma
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		y = pdf( x[i], sigma[i] );
 		if ( expected[i] !== null ) {
-			if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-				t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+', sigma: '+sigma[i]+', y: '+y+', expected: '+expected[i] );
-			} else {
-				delta = abs( y - expected[ i ] );
-				tol = 3.0 * EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-				t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[ i ]+'. sigma: '+sigma[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[ i ]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
-			}
+			t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 2 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 		}
 	}
 	t.end();
@@ -129,9 +120,7 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the pdf for `x` given small scale parameter `sigma
 
 tape( 'the function evaluates the pdf for `x` given medium scale parameter `sigma`', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
 	var sigma;
-	var tol;
 	var i;
 	var x;
 	var y;
@@ -142,13 +131,7 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the pdf for `x` given medium scale parameter `sigm
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		y = pdf( x[i], sigma[i] );
 		if ( expected[i] !== null ) {
-			if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-				t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+', sigma: '+sigma[i]+', y: '+y+', expected: '+expected[i] );
-			} else {
-				delta = abs( y - expected[ i ] );
-				tol = 3.0 * EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-				t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[ i ]+'. sigma: '+sigma[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[ i ]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
-			}
+			t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 2 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 		}
 	}
 	t.end();
@@ -156,9 +139,7 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the pdf for `x` given medium scale parameter `sigm
 
 tape( 'the function evaluates the pdf for `x` given large scale parameter `sigma`', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
 	var sigma;
-	var tol;
 	var i;
 	var x;
 	var y;
@@ -169,13 +150,7 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the pdf for `x` given large scale parameter `sigma
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		y = pdf( x[i], sigma[i] );
 		if ( expected[i] !== null ) {
-			if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-				t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+', sigma: '+sigma[i]+', y: '+y+', expected: '+expected[i] );
-			} else {
-				delta = abs( y - expected[ i ] );
-				tol = 3.0 * EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-				t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[ i ]+'. sigma: '+sigma[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[ i ]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
-			}
+			t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 2 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 		}
 	}
 	t.end();