diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/stdev/test/test.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/stdev/test/test.js
index fc9c1097e296..9fd03cc895ca 100755
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/stdev/test/test.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/stdev/test/test.js
@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@
 // 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 NINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/ninf' );
-var EPS = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/eps' );
 var stdev = require( './../lib' );
 
 
@@ -61,9 +60,7 @@ tape( 'if provided a non-positive number, the function returns `NaN`', function
 
 tape( 'the function returns the standard deviation of a half-normal distribution', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
 	var sigma;
-	var tol;
 	var i;
 	var y;
 
@@ -71,13 +68,7 @@ tape( 'the function returns the standard deviation of a half-normal distribution
 	sigma = data.sigma;
 	for ( i = 0; i < expected.length; i++ ) {
 		y = stdev( sigma[i] );
-		if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-			t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], ', sigma: '+sigma[i]+', y: '+y+', expected: '+expected[i] );
-		} else {
-			delta = abs( y - expected[ i ] );
-			tol = 1.5 * EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-			t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. sigma: '+sigma[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[ i ]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
-		}
+		t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 1 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	}
 	t.end();
 });
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/stdev/test/test.native.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/stdev/test/test.native.js
index 55bc920f4b8e..592a4297f69a 100755
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/stdev/test/test.native.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/stdev/test/test.native.js
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@
 
 var resolve = require( 'path' ).resolve;
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
+var isAlmostSameValue = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-almost-same-value' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
 var tryRequire = require( '@stdlib/utils/try-require' );
-var abs = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/abs' );
 var NINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/ninf' );
-var EPS = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/eps' );
 
 
 // FIXTURES //
@@ -70,9 +69,7 @@ tape( 'if provided a non-positive number, the function returns `NaN`', opts, fun
 
 tape( 'the function returns the standard deviation of a half-normal distribution', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
 	var sigma;
-	var tol;
 	var i;
 	var y;
 
@@ -80,13 +77,7 @@ tape( 'the function returns the standard deviation of a half-normal distribution
 	sigma = data.sigma;
 	for ( i = 0; i < expected.length; i++ ) {
 		y = stdev( sigma[i] );
-		if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-			t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], ', sigma: '+sigma[i]+', y: '+y+', expected: '+expected[i] );
-		} else {
-			delta = abs( y - expected[ i ] );
-			tol = 1.5 * EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-			t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. sigma: '+sigma[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[ i ]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
-		}
+		t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 1 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	}
 	t.end();
 });