[R] normality test

[Knut M. Wittkowski]

Hello Samuel,

Regardless of some more fundamental problems (see below), a test to "prove" 
normality based on a sample of 9? - Fugetaboutit.

Knut

At 10:20 2004-02-06 +0100, I wrote:
>...
>
>It may be tempting to interpret a non-significant result of a statistical 
>test as to verify the hypothesis, e.g., as to verify that the distribution 
>of the data is Gaussian. Unfortunately, a non-significant test is merely 
>non-conclusive (Popper KR, Wien: 1937), so one would have to test for 
>equivalence, e.g., as TOST (two one-sided tests). To do this with the a 
>test for normality (Shapiro, Lillifors, ...), however, it may be difficult 
>to come up with a justification for an equivalence limit.
>
>...

At 09:32 2004-02-17 +0100, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I am analysing several samples whose sizes are from 9 to 110.
>I would like to test their distribution with R,
>whether they are normal or not.
>I wonder which test for normality from R should I use .
>
>Thank you for help.
>
>Samuel BERTRAND
>Doctorant
>Laboratoire de Biomecanique
>LBM - ENSAM - CNRS UMR 8005
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Knut M. Wittkowski, PhD,DSc
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