ISO 5479:1997

Overview

ISO 5479:1997 - Statistical interpretation of data - Tests for departure from the normal distribution provides guidance on selecting and applying tests to decide whether a sample can be treated as coming from a normal distribution. The standard covers graphical methods, moment- and regression-based tests, characteristic-function tests and joint/multidirectional procedures. It is intended for complete (uncensored, ungrouped) data sets of size eight or greater and supplements statistical methods that assume normality.

Keywords: ISO 5479:1997, tests for normality, normal distribution, normal probability plot, Shapiro–Wilk, Epps–Pulley, tests for departure from normality