Comparisons of tests for normality with a cautionary note

Alan R. Dyer

doi:10.1093/biomet/61.1.185

Comparisons of tests for normality with a cautionary note

Alan R. Dyer^*

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Abstract

Results on the power of some tests for normality are presented, along with an important cautionary note on the use of such tests.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	185-189
Number of pages	5
Journal	Biometrika
Volume	61
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/biomet/61.1.185
State	Published - Apr 1974

Keywords

Goodness of fit
Monte Carlo comparisons
Tests for normality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Statistics and Probability
General Mathematics
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Applied Mathematics

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