Re: Shapiro-Wilks Statistic

Posted by Baker, Harley on
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Thanks, Bruce

Alas, I have done that. The editor agrees it serves no useful purpose. (In fact, I argued including the S-W is harmful because it helps perpetuate the practice of assessing normality in situations where it is meaningless.) This is one of the few remaining sticking points before full acceptance. I have negotiated it so that I do not have to put the test results in the ms, but do need to put them before the reviewer. As an editorial reviewer myself, I have no problem with that, though it is annoying!

Harley

Dr. Harley Baker
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
California State University Channel Islands
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Camarillo, CA 93012
 


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Ah, I see!  In that situation, I would first try explaining to the reviewer
why the test of normality serves no useful purpose, and hope that the editor
was strong enough to support me.  And if the only way to get the manuscript
accepted was to report the test of normality, I would insist on including a
footnote explaining why it is not a useful test!

Good luck!  ;-)



Baker, Harley wrote
> Hi Bruce,
>
> An editorial reviewer is requiring me to do so. Otherwise, I would not.
> The data are ordinal in nature, so the issue of normality doesn't even
> apply to my situation. Regardless, I am complying . . .
>
> Harley
>
> Dr. Harley Baker
> Professor Emeritus of Psychology
> California State University Channel Islands
> One University Drive
> Camarillo, CA 93012





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