non-normal distribution

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distribution
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌdɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/us
/ˌdɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/
the process of giving things out to several people, or spreading or ...
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A non-parametric correlation was chosen as a more conservative test in view of thenon-normaldistributionof the data.
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Values of percentage parasitism were heteroscedastic and exhibitednon-normaldistribution.
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Because of concerns over thenon-normaldistributionof this variable, we used binary logistic regression.
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However, these methods cannot take into account features of most survival data such as anon-normaldistributionand the presence of censored data.
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If the data follow a stronglynon-normaldistribution, the reference points (e.g. the meaning of a negative value) may be misleading.
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The error term will have anon-normaldistribution. 4.
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In particular the starting items are frequently dichotomies with non-normal distributions.
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The meaning of a standard deviation may vary markedly between non-normal distributions (e.g., when skewed or otherwise asymmetrical).
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They are also sometimes used as a means of representing non-normal distributions.
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It has greater efficiency than the t-test on non-normal distributions, such as a mixture of normal distributions, and it is nearly as efficient as the t-test on normal distributions.
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