The Transformation of Data
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The Transformation of Data is a notable chapter in R.A. Fisher’s "The Design of Experiments" that discusses methods for mathematically modifying experimental data to meet statistical assumptions and improve analysis.
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| instanceOf |
book chapter
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literary work ⓘ scientific text ⓘ |
| author | Ronald Aylmer Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discusses |
choice of appropriate transformation
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effects of transformation on additivity ⓘ improvement of statistical analysis ⓘ interpretation of transformed scales ⓘ logarithmic transformations ⓘ making distributions more nearly normal ⓘ mathematical modification of data ⓘ power transformations ⓘ reciprocal transformations ⓘ square-root transformations ⓘ stabilizing error variance ⓘ transformations for count data ⓘ transformations for percentage data ⓘ transformations for skewed data ⓘ transformations to meet model assumptions ⓘ |
| field |
biometry
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experimental design ⓘ statistics ⓘ |
| genre |
academic writing
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statistical methodology ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to enhance efficiency of estimation
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to facilitate valid inference ⓘ to improve conformity to statistical models ⓘ to simplify the structure of experimental error ⓘ |
| influenced |
applied statistics practice
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design and analysis of experiments ⓘ teaching of data transformation techniques ⓘ |
| inWorkBy | R. A. Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
analysis of variance
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data transformation ⓘ experimental data ⓘ normality of errors ⓘ statistical assumptions ⓘ variance stabilization ⓘ |
| mentions |
additivity of effects
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analysis of variance tables ⓘ error terms ⓘ heteroscedasticity ⓘ |
| partOf | The Design of Experiments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | printed book ⓘ |
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