The distribution characteristics of the canonical variable defined by the DFA separating the ASP from the ADS groups were described for each sample separately. The ASD population distribution parameters were as follows: normality statistic, W = 0.9881, P = 0.8375; skewedness statistic, W = 0.03, value/SE = −0.0265; kurtosis statistic, W = 1.35, value/SE = 5.728. This indicated that the ASD sample was found to be within the limits of a normal distribution, was symmetrical, and had somewhat longer tails than the typical normal distribution, not unusual for a clinical population. All five randomly selected subsets of the ASD population also demonstrated normal distributions as anticipated by statistical theory [62].
