Data Assumptions: Its about the residuals, and not the variables’ raw data
Normality, or normal distributions is a very familiar term but what does it really mean and what does it refer to… In linear models such as ANOVA and Regression (or any regression-based statistical procedures), an important assumptions is “normality”. The question is whether it refers to the outcome (dependent variable “Y”), or the predictor (independent variable “X”). We should remember that the true answer is “none of the above”. In linear models where we look at the relationship between dependent and independent variables, our [READ MORE]