Normality Lectures and Examples
Normality Lectures and Examples
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Example 1.
Case Processing Summary
Cases
Valid Missing Total
N Percent N Percent N Percent
GRADE 51 100.0% 0 .0% 51 100.0%
Descriptives
Skewness¿ /∓ 1/. Since computed skewness is .435 which is ¿ /∓ 1/, the data set is not skewed.
Skewness÷ Std Error¿ /¿ ∓2/. So, .435/.333 = 1.31, data set normal (maybe normal).
Extreme Values
Tests of Normality
Kolmogorov-Smirnov(a) Shapiro-Wilk
Statistic df Sig. Statistic df Sig.
GRADE .127 51 .040 .946 51 .022
a Lilliefors Significance Correction
GRADE
Histogram
12.5
Frequency
10.0
7.5
5.0
2.5
Mean =77.8824
Std. Dev. =3.42139
0.0 N =51
72.00 75.00 78.00 81.00 84.00
GRADE
Maybe normal
Normal Q-Q Plot of GRADE
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Expected Normal
-2
Observed Value
85.00
82.50
80.00
77.50
75.00
72.50
GRADE
Example 2
Cases
Valid Missing Total
N Percent N Percent N Percent
LTAVE 51 100.0% 0 .0% 51 100.0%
Descriptives
Extreme Values
Tests of Normality
Kolmogorov-Smirnov(a) Shapiro-Wilk
Statistic df Sig. Statistic df Sig.
LTAVE .135 51 .021 .933 51 .006
a Lilliefors Significance Correction
Histogram
12
10
8
Frequency
Mean =4.0784
Std. Dev. =0.72782
0 N =51
2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00
LTAVE
Example 3
Cases
Valid Missing Total
N Percent N Percent N Percent
FMNAVE 51 100.0% 0 .0% 51 100.0%
Descriptives
Tests of Normality
Kolmogorov-Smirnov(a) Shapiro-Wilk
Statistic df Sig. Statistic df Sig.
FMNAVE .185 51 .000 .830 51 .000
a Lilliefors Significance Correction
Histogram
20
15
Frequency
10
Mean =4.4157
Std. Dev. =0.62076
0 N =51
2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00
FMNAVE
Example 4
Cases
Valid Missing Total
N Percent N Percent N Percent
VTAVE 51 100.0% 0 .0% 51 100.0%
Descriptives
Tests of Normality
Kolmogorov-Smirnov(a) Shapiro-Wilk
Statistic df Sig. Statistic df Sig.
VTAVE .205 51 .000 .864 51 .000
a Lilliefors Significance Correction
Histogram
20
15
Frequency
10
Mean =4.3804
Std. Dev. =0.6277
0 N =51
2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00
VTAVE
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