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Normality Test
1. Normality of a Variable
1.1 The assumption of normality is a prerequisite for
many inferential statistical analysis techniques.
Mann-Whitney U test
Kendalls tau-b correlation coefficient
Kolmogorov-Smirnow test
Shapiro-Wilk statistic test
Jarque-Bera test
Decision rule:
Fix your . Say, =0.05
Reject Ho if p < .
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Tests of Normality
Kolmogorov-Smirnova Shapiro-Wilk
Statisti df Sig. Statisti df Sig.
c c
Household income
.197 850 .000 .672 850 .000
in thousands
a. Lilliefors Significance Correction
2. Normality by Group
Tests of Normality
Level of education Kolmogorov-Smirnova Shapiro-Wilk
Statistic df Sig. Statistic df Sig.
Did not complete
.200 460 .000 .650 460 .000
high school
Household High school degree .162 235 .000 .786 235 .000
income in Some college .146 101 .000 .812 101 .000
thousands College degree .279 49 .000 .522 49 .000
Post-undergraduate
.200 5 .200* .934 5 .625
degree
*. This is a lower bound of the true significance.
a. Lilliefors Significance Correction