[R] shapiro wilk normality test

[Frank E Harrell Jr]

(Ted Harding) wrote:
> On 13-Jul-08 13:29:13, Frank E Harrell Jr wrote:
>> [...]
>> A large P-value means nothing more than needing more data.  No 
>> conclusion is possible.  Please read the classic paper Absence of 
>> Evidence is not Evidence for Absence.
> 
> Is that ironic, Frank, or is there really a "classic paper" with
> that title? If so, I'd be pleased to have a reference to it!
> 
> Thanks,
> Ted.

It's real.  Full text is available to all: 
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/311/7003/485

It's one of the dozens of gems in the short statistics notes series in 
the British Medical Journal.

Frank

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Frank E Harrell Jr   Professor and Chair           School of Medicine
                      Department of Biostatistics   Vanderbilt University