APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Assessing Violated Assumptions on Two-Sample Independent Testing Using Simulation: Robustness for Non-Normal Medical Variables
- Stephanie Agtarap
University of North Texas - Prathiba Natesan
University of North Texas - Jacob Roden-Foreman
Baylor University Medical Center - Michael Foreman
Baylor University Medical Center
Abstract
Research in medical trauma often assesses heavily skewed, non-normal data using mean-based testing. This study explores the robustness of various tests on simulated data approximating such variables, such as Injury Severity Score (ISS) and length of stay (LOS). The appropriateness of nonparametric tests on non-normal data are discussed.
Quantitative
