<i>test-normal description is confusing or wrong</i> status still Open with 5 other changes
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arjenmarkus
2014-09-21 13:43:30.
D 2014-09-21T13:43:30.717
J comment The\sdocumentation\sfor\smath::statistics::test-normal\ssays\sit\sreturns\s1\sif\sthe\sdata\sis\sdistributed\snormally\swithin\sthe\sgiven\sconfidence.\r\nI\sam\snot\sa\sstatistician,\sbut\seither\sI\sam\sseverely\sconfused\sor\sthis\sis\scompletely\swrong.\s\sIt\sseems\sthat\sthis\sprocedure\sreturns\s1\swhen\sthe\snull\shypothesis\sof\sa\snormal\sdistribution\sshould\sbe\srejected,\swhich\sis\sthe\sopposite\sof\swhat\sI\sread.\r\n\r\nAlso,\sthe\sconfidence\sspecification\sseems\sbackwards\sfrom\sthe\sthings\sI\sread---which\sadmittedly\sare\sjust\sWikipedia\sand\sMATLAB\shelp---which\suse\ssignificance\s(alpha),\sa\ssmall\snumber,\srather\sthan\sconfidence.\s\sIn\sfact,\sI\sdon't\seven\sthink\sconfidence\sis\sthe\sright\sword\shere,\sor\sat\sleast\sI\sdon't\sthink\syou're\stalking\sabout\sconfidence\sintervals.\r\n\r\npackage\srequire\smath::statstics\r\n0.6
J icomment "Confidence"\sis\snot\sthe\scorrect\sword\sindeed,\sit\sis\snot\sabout\sconfidence\sintervals.\sI\shave\stried\sto\sget\sa\sclearer\sidea\sabout\show\sto\sperform\sthe\stest,\sbut\sit\sis\sconfusing\s:(.\r\n\r\nTo\sbe\scontinued.
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