RE:[tips] Sample size for normal assumption

2013-11-22 Thread Jim Clark
mp; Chair of Psychology 204-786-9757 4L41A From: rfro...@jbu.edu [mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu] Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 1:23 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Sample size for normal assumption Paul Brandon asked for stats mavens to address his inquiry: "How

[tips] Sample size for normal assumption

2013-11-22 Thread rfro...@jbu.edu
Paul Brandon asked for stats mavens to address his inquiry: "How many students do you need to justify the assumption of a normal (or other) distribution of measures of performance?" -- If you know any mavens, you may suspect that they will not have a simple answer for him