A more realistic look at the robustness and Type II error properties of the t test to departures from population normality.

Sawilowsky, Shlomo S., Blair, R. Clifford·1992·Psychological Bulletin
DOI 10.1037//0033-2909.111.2.352

Abstract

The Type I and II error properties of the t test were evaluated by means of a Monte Carlo study that sampled 8 real distribution shapes identified by Micceri (1986, 1989) as being representative of types encountered in psychology and education research

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