In analysis of variance, nonnormality of the distribution of group scores
A) is not a problem
B) is not likely to be a problem if sample size is large
C) is not likely to be a problem if samples are drawn from different populations
D) is likely to be a problem only when the number of degrees of freedom for the denominator of F is large

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In analysis of variance (ANOVA), the assumption of normality is less critical when the sample size is large due to the Central Limit Theorem, which states that the sampling distribution of the mean will be approximately normal regardless of the shape of the population distribution.

In Analysis of Variance, Nonnormality of the Distribution of Group