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. 2012 Spring;10(2):486-9.
doi: 10.5812/ijem.3505. Epub 2012 Apr 20.

Normality tests for statistical analysis: a guide for non-statisticians

Asghar Ghasemi  1 , Saleh Zahediasl
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Normality tests for statistical analysis: a guide for non-statisticians

Asghar Ghasemi et al. Int J Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Spring.

Abstract

Statistical errors are common in scientific literature and about 50% of the published articles have at least one error. The assumption of normality needs to be checked for many statistical procedures, namely parametric tests, because their validity depends on it. The aim of this commentary is to overview checking for normality in statistical analysis using SPSS.

Keywords: Normality; Statistical Analysis.

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