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ERIC Number: EJ174783
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Non-Normality and Testing that a Correlation Equals Zero
Levy, Kenneth J.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 37, 3, 691-4, Aut 77
The importance of the assumption of normality for testing that a bivariate normal correlation equals zero is examined. Both empirical and theoretical evidence suggest that such tests are robust with respect to violation of the normality assumption. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Correlation, Hypothesis Testing
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Identifiers: Robustness