Lancaster's test of normality
Journal of Statistical Planning and InferencePublished 1 January 1985
D. J. Best, J. C. W. Rayner
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Abstract
A test of normality proposed by Lancaster (1969) is shown to have power comparable to that of other normality tests. Approximate formulae for critical values are given and the relation with a test given in Thomas and Pierce (1979) is discussed.
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