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ERIC Number: EJ1259038
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 11
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ISSN: EISSN-2148-7456
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Parametric or Non-Parametric: Skewness to Test Normality for Mean Comparison
International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, v7 n2 p255-265 2020
Checking the normality assumption is necessary to decide whether a parametric or non-parametric test needs to be used. Different ways are suggested in literature to use for checking normality. Skewness and kurtosis values are one of them. However, there is no consensus which values indicated a normal distribution. Therefore, the effects of different criteria in terms of skewness values were simulated in this study. Specifically, the results of t-test and U-test are compared under different skewness values. The results showed that t-test and U-test give different results when the data showed skewness. Based on the results, using skewness values alone to decide about normality of a dataset may not be enough. Therefore, the use of non-parametric tests might be inevitable.
International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education. Pamukkale University, Faculty of Education, Kinikli Campus, Denizli 20070, Turkey. e-mail: ijate.editor@gmail.com; Web site: https://ijate.net/index.php/ijate
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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