2. Testing Data for Normality
Published Online: 13 SEP 2011
DOI: 10.1002/9781118165881.ch2
Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.
Book Title
Nonparametric Statistics for Non-Statisticians: A Step-by-Step Approach
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How to Cite
Corder, G. W. and Foreman, D. I. (2009) Testing Data for Normality, in Nonparametric Statistics for Non-Statisticians: A Step-by-Step Approach, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9781118165881.ch2
Publication History
- Published Online: 13 SEP 2011
- Published Print: 6 MAY 2009
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470454619
Online ISBN: 9781118165881
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- data testing;
- normal distribution;
- sample normality;
- finite numbers;
- Kolmogorov-Smirnov one-sample test
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Objectives
Introduction
Describing Data and the Normal Distribution
Computing and Testing Kurtosis and Skewness for Sample Normality
The Kolmogorov–Smirnov One–Sample Test
Summary
Practice Questions
Solutions to Practice Questions