diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/cauchy/pdf/test/test.factory.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/cauchy/pdf/test/test.factory.js
index 87a331805e3d..cdc7b3fdec1a 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/cauchy/pdf/test/test.factory.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/cauchy/pdf/test/test.factory.js
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
 
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
-var abs = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/abs' );
+var isAlmostSameValue = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-almost-same-value' );
 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' );
 
 
@@ -138,10 +137,8 @@ tape( 'if provided a nonpositive `gamma`, the created function always returns `N
 
 tape( 'the created function evaluates the pdf for `x` given `x0` and `gamma` (large gamma)', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
 	var gamma;
 	var pdf;
-	var tol;
 	var x0;
 	var x;
 	var y;
@@ -154,23 +151,15 @@ tape( 'the created function evaluates the pdf for `x` given `x0` and `gamma` (la
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		pdf = factory( x0[i], gamma[i] );
 		y = pdf( x[i] );
-		if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-			t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+', x0: '+x0[i]+', gamma: '+gamma[i]+', y: '+y+', expected: '+expected[i] );
-		} else {
-			delta = abs( y - expected[ i ] );
-			tol = 1.0 * EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-			t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[ i ]+'. x0: '+x0[i]+'. gamma: '+gamma[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[ i ]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
-		}
+		t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 0 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	}
 	t.end();
 });
 
 tape( 'the created function evaluates the pdf for `x` given `x0` and `gamma` (`x0 < 0`)', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
 	var gamma;
 	var pdf;
-	var tol;
 	var x0;
 	var x;
 	var y;
@@ -183,23 +172,15 @@ tape( 'the created function evaluates the pdf for `x` given `x0` and `gamma` (`x
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		pdf = factory( x0[i], gamma[i] );
 		y = pdf( x[i] );
-		if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-			t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+', x0: '+x0[i]+', gamma: '+gamma[i]+', y: '+y+', expected: '+expected[i] );
-		} else {
-			delta = abs( y - expected[ i ] );
-			tol = 1.0 * EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-			t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[ i ]+'. x0: '+x0[i]+'. gamma: '+gamma[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[ i ]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
-		}
+		t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 0 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	}
 	t.end();
 });
 
 tape( 'the created function evaluates the pdf for `x` given `x0` and `gamma` (`x0 > 0`)', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
 	var gamma;
 	var pdf;
-	var tol;
 	var x0;
 	var x;
 	var y;
@@ -212,13 +193,7 @@ tape( 'the created function evaluates the pdf for `x` given `x0` and `gamma` (`x
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		pdf = factory( x0[i], gamma[i] );
 		y = pdf( x[i] );
-		if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-			t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+', x0: '+x0[i]+', gamma: '+gamma[i]+', y: '+y+', expected: '+expected[i] );
-		} else {
-			delta = abs( y - expected[ i ] );
-			tol = 1.0 * EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-			t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[ i ]+'. x0: '+x0[i]+'. gamma: '+gamma[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[ i ]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
-		}
+		t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 0 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	}
 	t.end();
 });