The cutting process is in statistical control. As a preliminary step in a capability analysis of the process, it is decided to check whether the distances are normally distributed. The following ...

This paper considers the problem of choosing a plotting position to use in constructing a normal probability plot. Previous recommendations have focused primarily on choosing a position so that the ...

Normal Probability Plot: a quantile-quantile plot where one of the data sets is normally distributed. Probability Density Function: a function of a continuous random variable, such that the area under ...

You can use a graphical Probability Plot or a statistical test like the Anderson-Darling test and use the p-value to test whether your data is non-normal.

Marion Gerson, The Techniques and Uses of Probability Plotting, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series D (The Statistician), Vol. 24, No. 4 (Dec., 1975), pp. 235-257 ...