Sentence examples for a normal assumption from inspiring English sources

Comparisons between groups were performed using the χ 2 test for categorical variables; and for quantitative variables, the ANOVA test, or the Kruskall-Wallis test if values did not have a normal assumption.

Because some data did not meet the normal assumption after a normal distribution test of the continuous variables, Spearman's rank correlation was chosen.

(1) Gaussian graphical model: From the methodological point of view, it is desired to include the sparse Gaussian graphical model (GGM) approach for estimating the gene network under the multivariate normal assumption from a microarray data set.

We verified the normal assumption by using a non-parametric bootstrap test.

The Wan et al. method is based on a normal distribution assumption.

Therefore, in comparison with the reference group, this infant is lighter than it would appear using a normal distribution assumption.

P-values from z tests and 95% confidence intervals for the effects were calculated based on a normal distribution assumption.

If the points on a Q-Q plot fall on this straight reference line, it is supportive of a normal distribution assumption.

The Shapiro-Wilk's W test allowed for the examination of the appropriateness of a normal distribution assumption for each of the parameters (data not shown).

The posterior means of λ i in the BS t model can be used to assess the extent to which any particular pair of records presents an outlier for either trait in comparison to a normal error assumption.

A natural question arises: " To which extent it makes sense to apply methods that are based on a normal distribution assumption?" In practice, if the entire sample or a large part of the sample is known, standard methods in statistics can be applied to estimate the skewness or even the density of the population.