Date:         Wed, 12 Mar 2003 15:21:56 -0800
Reply-To:     "Earley, Joseph" <JEarley@LMU.EDU>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Earley, Joseph" <JEarley@LMU.EDU>
Subject:      SAS test for Equality of variances
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In order to compare the variance of two independent distributions, the usual
method
is to assume that each distribution is normal and use an F test of the ratio
of the sample variances.

Does SAS have a procedure for testing the equality of variances  when the
populations are not normal?

TIA

Joe