Re: Rtest.

[1] Numerical Recipes [Fortran, 1986] p486 describes the test.
      The t-statistic used is reasonable "even if the binormal
       assumption is not well substantiated"

[2] Climatic Change, WMO Tech Note 79, p66
       says "tval" formula is good for xn>=8

Wang, Yi wrote:
> Hi Folks:
>
> I just want to know how reliable rtest is when my sample is only 10. I can
> get a 90% level of -/+ 0.55 and a 80% level of -/+ 0.45.
>
> The website says it should be at least 8.
>
> Does the test assume binomial or normal distributions?
>
> Thanks,
>

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