The normal approximation to the binomial test with and without a continuity correction is evaluated in terms of control of Type I errors and power. The normal approximations are evaluated as robust ...

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Results of an extensive empirical study of the accuracy of 12 normal and 3 binomial approximations to the hypergeometric distribution are presented in terms of ...