Best practice in statistics: The use of log transformation

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry - Tập 59 Số 3 - Trang 162-165 - 2022
Robert West1
1University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

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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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