normal plots
normal plots Graphical plots of ranked residuals against percentage points of a normal distribution to test the assumption of normality in a statistical analysis. If the plotted points do not lie roughly on a straight line the analysis may have to be changed, for example by transformation of the data.
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The issue of normalization arises when the nature of an economic model is unaffected by a vector of structural parameters… Normal Distribution , Distribution, Normal
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The normal distribution is the single most important distribution in the social sciences. It is described by the bell-sh… Popish Plot , Popish Plot
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