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Date:         Sun, 30 Jul 2006 21:12:17 -0400
Reply-To:     David Greenberg <dg4@nyu.edu>
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From:         David Greenberg <dg4@nyu.edu>
Subject:      Re: Testing for normality (Gauss)
Comments: To: Marc <marc_feuerstein@yahoo.com>
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It is not a requirement of regression that the predictors be normally
distributed. There is no need to test for it. David Greenberg, Sociology
Department, New York University

----- Original Message -----
From: Marc <marc_feuerstein@yahoo.com>
Date: Sunday, July 30, 2006 6:39 pm
Subject: Testing for normality (Gauss)

> Hi there.
> I'm not sure what test I have to use to test for normal (gauss)
> distributionon a number of variables that I want to use as
> predictors in a linear
> regression model.
>
> I've read something about the K-S test. Is that the correct test to
> use ?
>
> Bye,
> Marc.