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The effect of a preliminary test of normality using √b1 on Student's t Distribution

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posted on 2018-03-22, 16:31 authored by J.H. Dodgson
Student's t Distribution is introduced with background including comments on its robustness properties. The ad hoc procedure of pretesting data for normality is discussed in the light of current advice, and previous work into its effectiveness reviewed. The approach to the problem is outlined: √b1 for test statistic, the Gram-Charlier distribution for population, approximations using the Johnson system. [Continues.]

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Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham. Nottinghamshire County Council.

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  • Mathematical Sciences

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© J.H. Dodgson

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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1987

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A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy at Loughborough University.

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  • en

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