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      Apr262010

      Data Transformations: statistical voodoo or truth serum for your data?  

      AuthorJeremy Taylor | DateMonday, April 26, 2010 at 12:09AM

      Anyone that has taken a statistics class has probably learned about transforming data, at one time or another (although you may be in denial about it). In short, you may want to transform your data if you need to perform a parametric analysis, but the inherent assumptions are violated in your dataset.

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