log transformation
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflogandtransformation
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log
noun[C]
uk/lɒɡ/us/lɑːɡ/
a thick piece of tree trunk or branch, especially one cut for burning on ...
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transformation
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌtræns.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌtræns.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/
a complete change in the appearance or character of something or someone, especially so that that thing or person ...
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(Definition oflogandtransformationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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For the length of stay analysis, we used the naturallogtransformationas the data were right skewed.
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Giardiasis rates per water distribution area were normalized using alogtransformation.
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However, because of the skewed distribution of health-care costs, we used alogtransformationof health-care costs.
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Alogtransformationwas applied on these proportional differences to normalize them.
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As above, variance within conditions was stabilized by adding 1 to each score before producing alogtransformation.
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Linear regression was used, but some data sets retained unequal variances afterlogtransformation, and were not regressed.
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To meet statistical normality assumptions, all salivary cortisol data were transformed using a naturallogtransformation.
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Data were analysed using non-transformed data and also, where there was a clear relation between mean and standard deviation, using a naturallogtransformation.
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Scales were subject tologtransformationto correct for a mild skew.
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Such data have traditionally been transformed using alogtransformation.
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Response latencies received alogtransformationin order to reduce skewness.
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To account for the non-normal cost distributions, cost data were imputed afterlogtransformationand back transformed to their original scale after imputation.
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In view of the skewed distribution of the raw expenditure data, alogtransformationof the data was used in the regression.
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Data were normalized bylogtransformationand rare species were downweighted.
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A common solution for this situation is to use one of two types of variance stabilization techniques:logtransformationand rank transformation.
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Alogtransformationwas performed on the total score of internalizing problems during adulthood to reduce skewness for parametric tests.
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The cases with zero income were given an imputed value of 1.0 real, which made theirlogtransformationzero.
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