title: Are linear regression techniques appropriate for analysis when the dependent (outcome) variable is not normally distributed?
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wanling
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Ecosse L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Lamoureux
authors.forename: Tien Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008954:Models, Biological; D018401:Sample Size