If the p-level is below your "predetermined" level of significance, then
you would reject the null hypothesis that the data are a sample from a
normally distributed population...
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On Tue, 6 Jun 2000, bowman wrote:
> Please, let somebody explain to me how should I interpret Shapiro Wilks W
> test of normality!
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> please, send on my e-mail
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> thx, John
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