Jeff Li wrote: > test Well Jeff. This seems to come up a lot on this newsgroup. To test or not to test? Some say that you should test. Others say that a hypothesis test isn't meaningful. So, this is a very relevant and timely question. I would say...test when it is appropriate. Otherwise, don't test. ;) Warren May =========================================================================== This list is open to everyone. Occasionally, less thoughtful people send inappropriate messages. Please DO NOT COMPLAIN TO THE POSTMASTER about these messages because the postmaster has no way of controlling them, and excessive complaints will result in termination of the list. For information about this list, including information about the problem of inappropriate messages and information about how to unsubscribe, please see the web page at http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ ===========================================================================