Positively skewed data: revisiting the box-cox power transformation.
Although the normal probability distribution is the cornerstone of applying statistical methodology; data do not always meet the necessary normal distribution assumptions. In these cases, researchers often transform non-normal data to a distribution that is approximately normal. Power transformation...
Main Authors: | Jake Olivier, Melissa M. Norberg |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidad de San Buenaventura
2010-06-01
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Series: | International Journal of Psychological Research |
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Online Access: | https://revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/IJPR/article/view/846 |
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