[R] Checking a large data set for normality

[Simon Zehnder]

Check the Jarque-Bera Test for univariate testing (http://hosho.ees.hokudai.ac.jp/~kubo/Rdoc/library/tseries/html/jarque.bera.test.html) and Mardia's test for multivariate testing (http://www.inside-r.org/packages/cran/MVN/docs/mardia.test).


On Sep 24, 2013, at 6:44 PM, steric <rd023411 at ohio.edu> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I have a large data set that includes many soil parameters (i.e. pH, calcium
> levels, enzyme activity, etc) Does anyone have any input as to the easiest
> way to check a large data set for normality? Is there an R function/package
> that can do this all at once?
> 
> Thank you in advance,
> 
> 
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