Nonparametric Tests Used in Simulation Research

Abstract

This chapter discusses tests for data often seen in simulation studies - data that are not normally distributed (A statistical distribution is the way the data are shaped. If we plotted the data values on the x-axis and frequency with which they occurred on the y-axis we would have the distribution of data.). This chapter briefly discusses types of data found in simulation studies and types of normality tests, prior to examining nonparametric tests useful for testing data that are not normally distributed.