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Best practice in statistics: The use of log transformation
The log transformation is often used to reduce skewness of a measurement variable. If, after transformation, the distribution is symmetric, then the Welch t-test might be used to compare groups. If, also, the distribution becomes close to normal, then a reference interval might be determined.
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9036143/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34666549 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00045632211050531 |
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| description | The log transformation is often used to reduce skewness of a measurement variable. If, after transformation, the distribution is symmetric, then the Welch t-test might be used to compare groups. If, also, the distribution becomes close to normal, then a reference interval might be determined. |
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| spelling | pubmed-90361432022-04-26 Best practice in statistics: The use of log transformation West, Robert M Ann Clin Biochem Research Articles The log transformation is often used to reduce skewness of a measurement variable. If, after transformation, the distribution is symmetric, then the Welch t-test might be used to compare groups. If, also, the distribution becomes close to normal, then a reference interval might be determined. SAGE Publications 2021-10-19 2022-05 /pmc/articles/PMC9036143/ /pubmed/34666549 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00045632211050531 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
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| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9036143/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34666549 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00045632211050531 |
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