To summarise, the question is not
(p-value:) "Can we tell that this data apart from normal?" (since we already know it isn't) nor really even (test statistic:) "How much does this deviate from normality?" but "How much is that non-normality going to hurt what we're doing?" However, in certain restricted circumstances, you might be able to use a good test-statistic as /part/ of your understanding of the answer the the third question... Glen . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
