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October 26, 2026Open Access

Should Language Researchers Test for Normality? An Investigation Using Monte Carlo Simulation

Shawn Hemelstrand

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This project highlights the problems associated with normality testing in the language sciences. Using two Monte Carlo simulations, these analyses show how normality testing can mislead researchers about the nature of their data and models.

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Shawn Hemelstrand (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6ae18fe3cdb9aa523b818032 https://doi.org/10.13140/rg.2.2.25992.38404

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