What about asymptotic approximation for large samples?
On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, W. D. Allen Sr. wrote:
> A common mistake made in statistical inference is to assume every data set
> is normally distributed. This seems to be the rule rather than the
> exception, even among professional statisticians.
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> Either the Chi Square or S-K test, as appropriate, should be conducted to
> determine normality before interpreting population percentages using
> standard deviations.
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> WDA
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