noun
Shapiro-Wilk test
A statistical test for normality. Used in mathematics and statistics.
データの正規性を確認するために、シャピロ・ウィルク検定を行った。
We performed the Shapiro-Wilk test to check the normality of the data.
Another normality test; Shapiro-Wilk is often preferred for small sample sizes.
Named after Samuel Sanford Shapiro and Martin Wilk, who introduced the test in 1965. The Japanese term is a direct borrowing of the English name.