diff --git a/test/test_agg_stat_bootstrap.py b/test/test_agg_stat_bootstrap.py
index db5d31c4..cd5cd2ff 100644
--- a/test/test_agg_stat_bootstrap.py
+++ b/test/test_agg_stat_bootstrap.py
@@ -1,15 +1,105 @@
+import os
+import pandas as pd
+import pytest
+
 import metcalcpy.agg_stat_bootstrap as asb
-from test.utils import AGG_STAT_AND_BOOT_DATA
+from agg_stat_bootstrap import AggStatBootstrap
+from metcalcpy.util.read_env_vars_in_config import parse_config
+
+
+cwd = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+
+def get_parms(config_file):
+   '''
+
+   :param config_file:
+   :return: dictionary representation of the yaml config file settings
+   '''
+   os.environ['TEST_DIR'] = cwd
+   return parse_config(config_file)
+
+def cleanup(filename):
+   '''
+     Clean up temporary output generated during the test
+   :param filename: file to remove
+   :return: None
+   '''
+
+   try:
+      os.remove(filename)
+   except FileNotFoundError:
+      # if file has already been cleaned or didn't
+      # get created, ignore this error
+      pass
+
+
+
+def agg_stat_bootstrap(parms):
+    '''
+      Calculate the aggregation statistics for the data specified in the configuration file.
+    Args:
+        parms: The dictionary representation of configuration settings in the YAML config file.
+
+
+    Returns:
+        the agg_stat_bootstrap.py script generates an output file of the statistic(s) specified in the YAML config file.
+
+
+    '''
+
+    agg_stat_bootstrap_obj = AggStatBootstrap(parms)
+    agg_stat_bootstrap_obj.calculate_values()
+
+def test_calc_stats():
+    '''
+      Verify that the _calc_stats function does not have any errors emanating from the refactoring of _calc_stats for
+      logging and error handling updates.
+    Returns:
+      none
+    '''
+
+    config_file = f'{cwd}/data/mode/rrfs_mode_hrrr.yaml'
+    parms = get_parms(config_file)
+
+    try:
+       agg_stat_bootstrap(parms)
+       # Check for the existence of the
+    except SyntaxError:
+        pytest.fail("Error still persists with _calc_stats code")
+
+    # clean up
+    # output_file = parms['agg_stat_output']
+    # cleanup(output_file)
+
+def test_compare_with_rscript():
+    '''
+       Compare aggregation statistics results against those computed via R.
+       Use METviewer to generate the aggregation statistics by de-selecting the 'use python'
+
+    Returns: None
+
+
+
+    '''
+
+    config_file = f'{cwd}/data/mode/aggstatbootstrap.yaml'
+    parms = get_parms(config_file)
+    assert os.path.isfile(config_file)
+    infile = parms['agg_stat_input']
+    df: pd.DataFrame = pd.read_csv(infile, sep=r'\s+')
+    assert df
 
+    # Get the bootstrap stats calculated via the original R implementation
+    aggregated_via_R = f'{cwd}/data/mode/rscript_data/mv_rscript_agg_stat_bootstrap.txt'
+    r_df:pd.DataFrame = pd.read_csv(aggregated_via_R, sep=r'\s+')
 
-DEFAULT_CONF = {
-    "log_filename": "tmp.log",
-    "log_level": "DEBUG",
-    "agg_stat_input": AGG_STAT_AND_BOOT_DATA,
-}
 
+    # Collect the
 
-def test_smoke(tmp_path):
-    """Basic test to check object instantiation"""
-    DEFAULT_CONF["log_dir"] = tmp_path
-    asb.AggStatBootstrap(DEFAULT_CONF)
+    try:
+       agg_stat_bootstrap(parms)
+       # Check for the existence of the output with the requested aggregation statistics computed
+       outfile = parms['agg_stat_output']
+       assert os.path.isfile(outfile)
+    except SyntaxError:
+        pytest.fail("Error still persists with _calc_stats code")