diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/incr/rss/test/test.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/incr/rss/test/test.js
index 3105ff29c3a2..865057d973bb 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/incr/rss/test/test.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/incr/rss/test/test.js
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
-var abs = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/abs' );
-var EPS = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/eps' );
+var isAlmostSameValue = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-almost-same-value' );
 var incrrss = require( './../lib' );
 
 
@@ -48,11 +47,9 @@ tape( 'the initial accumulated value is `null`', function test( t ) {
 tape( 'the accumulator function incrementally computes the residual sum of squares', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
 	var actual;
-	var delta;
 	var data;
 	var acc;
 	var sum;
-	var tol;
 	var N;
 	var r;
 	var x;
@@ -79,13 +76,7 @@ tape( 'the accumulator function incrementally computes the residual sum of squar
 		sum += r * r;
 		expected = sum;
 		actual = acc( x, y );
-		if ( actual === expected ) {
-			t.strictEqual( actual, expected, 'returns expected value' );
-		} else {
-			delta = abs( expected - actual );
-			tol = 1.0 * EPS * abs( expected );
-			t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'within tolerance. Actual: '+actual+'. Expected: '+expected+'. Delta: '+delta+'. Tol: '+tol+'.' );
-		}
+		t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( actual, expected, 0 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	}
 	t.end();
 });
@@ -93,10 +84,8 @@ tape( 'the accumulator function incrementally computes the residual sum of squar
 tape( 'if not provided an input value, the accumulator function returns the current residual sum of squares', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
 	var actual;
-	var delta;
 	var data;
 	var acc;
-	var tol;
 	var i;
 
 	data = [
@@ -110,8 +99,6 @@ tape( 'if not provided an input value, the accumulator function returns the curr
 	}
 	actual = acc();
 	expected = 1.0 + 64.0 + 81.0;
-	delta = abs( expected - actual );
-	tol = 1.0 * EPS * abs( expected );
-	t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'within tolerance. Actual: '+actual+'. Expected: '+expected+'. Delta: '+delta+'. Tol: '+tol+'.' );
+	t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( actual, expected, 0 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	t.end();
 });