On a slightly deeper level, standard deviation only has meaning if the distribution is presumed to be normal
Are you completely sure about that?
I suppose many readers of this thread are more knowledgeable about statistics than I am. I would appreciate hearing from the knowledgeable readers whether or not variance in the observed values makes a difference in the cases discussed in the submitted article.
Are you completely sure about that?
I suppose many readers of this thread are more knowledgeable about statistics than I am. I would appreciate hearing from the knowledgeable readers whether or not variance in the observed values makes a difference in the cases discussed in the submitted article.