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The Normal Distribution: 1 Qmt554 Data Analysis
The Normal Distribution: 1 Qmt554 Data Analysis
σ=5
σ = 10
σ = 16
μ = 50 x
QMT554 DATA ANALYSIS 8
Three normal distribution curves with
different means but the same standard
deviation.
µ = 20 µ = 30 µ = 40 x
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
X
Z , where Z ~ N 0,1
Tests of Normality
a
Kolmogorov-Smirnov Shapiro-Wilk
Statistic df Sig. Statistic df Sig.
Amount of claim in RM .052 164 .200* .987 164 .151
*. This is a lower bound of the true significance.
a. Lilliefors Significance Correction
Since the Sig. value (or the p-value) >0.05 (the most
commonly used level of significance), the variable is
normally distributed.