Preferring Box-Cox transformation instead of log transformation to
14 avr. 2022 Conclusion: When the data is skewed the log-transformation is not appropriate in all scenarios. However
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17 sept. 2008 It does not assume a log-normal distribution for the raw data and is applicable to other transformations as well as the log transformation.
Data Analysis Toolkit #3: Tools for Transforming Data Page 1
x'=log(x+1). -often used for transforming data that are right-skewed but also include zero values. -note that the shape of the resulting distribution will
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normal distribution. Note that and correspond to the square root and logarithmic transformation respectively. A commonly used method is to choose values of
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conform to a skewed distribution then a log transformation can make the theoretical distribution of the sample mean more consistent with a.
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logarithmic transformation is frequently used for skewed outcomes as this gives nearly normal distribution [1]. Basically the analysis is performed on the
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Copyright © 1995, 2001 Prof. James Kirchner
Reasons to transform data
-to more closely approximate a theoretical distribution that has nice statistical properties -to spread data out more evenly -to make data distributions more symmetrical -to make relationships between variables more linear -to make data more constant in variance (homoscedastic)Ladder of powers
A useful organizing concept for data transformations is the ladder of powers (P.F. Velleman and D.C.Hoaglin, Applications, Basics, and Computing of Exploratory Data Analysis, 354 pp., Duxbury Press, 1981).
Data transformations are commonly power transformations, x'=xθ (where x' is the transformed x). One can visualize these as a continuous series of transformations:θ transformation
3 x 3 cube 2 x 2 square 1 x 1 identity (no transformation)1/2 x0.5
square root 1/3 x 1/3 cube root0 log(x) logarithmic (holds the place of zero)
-1/2 -1/x 0.5 reciprocal root -1 -1/x reciprocal -2 -1/x2 reciprocal squareNote: -higher and lower powers can be used
-fractional powers (other than those shown) can be used -minus sign in reciprocal transformations can (optionally) be used to preserve the order (relative ranking) of the data, which would otherwise be inverted by transformations for θ<0.To use the ladder of powers, visualize the original, untransformed data as starting at θ=1. Then if the
data are right-skewed (clustered at lower values) move down the ladder of powers (that is, try square root,
cube root, logarithmic, etc. transformations). If the data are left-skewed (clustered at higher values) move
up the ladder of powers (cube, square, etc).Special transformations
x'=log(x+1) -often used for transforming data that ar e right-skewed, but also include zero values. -note that the shape of the resulting distribution will depend on how big x is compared to the constant 1. Therefore the shape of the resulting distribution depends on the units in which x was measured. One way to deal with this problem is to use x'=log(x/mean(x)+k), where k is a small constant (k <<1). In this transformation, the mean x will be transformed to near x'=0 and k will function as a shape factor (small k will make x' more left-skewed, larger k will make it less so). But most importantly, changing the units of measure will not change the shape of the distribution. Data Analysis Toolkit #3: Tools for Transforming Data Page 2Copyright © 1995, 2001 Prof. James Kirchner
50.xx+=′ -sometimes used where data are taken from a Poisson distribution (for example,
counts of random events that occur in a fixed time period), or used for right- skewed data that include some x values that are very small or zero. As above, the resulting distribution of x' depends on the units used to measure x.xarcsinx=′ -used for data that are proportions (for example, fraction of eggs in a clutch that fail to
hatch); converts the binomial distribution that often characterizes such data into an approximate normal distribution.Important note
-in general, parameters (means, standard deviations, regression slopes, etc.) that are calculated on the transformed data and then are transformed back to the original units, will not equal the same parameters calculated on the original, untransformed data. Symmetry plots (a precise visual tool for displaying departures from symmetry)How to: -sort the data set x
i , i=1..n into ascending order, and find the median -for each pair of points surrounding the median (which will be the the points x i and x (n+1-i) , plot: -on the horizontal axis, the distance x median -x i -on the vertical axis, the distance x (n+1-i) -x median -if the points lie consistently above the 1:1 line, then the data are right-skewed. -if the points lie consistently below the 1:1 line, then the data are left-skewed. -if the points lie close to the 1:1 line, then x median -x i ≈ x (n+1-i) -x median and the distribution is approximately symmetrical. Reference: Chambers, J. M., W. S. Cleveland, B. Kleiner and P. A. Tukey, Graphical Methods forData Anal
ysis, 395 pp., Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 1983. Data Analysis Toolkit #3: Tools for Transforming Data Page 1Copyright © 1995, 2001 Prof. James Kirchner
Reasons to transform data
-to more closely approximate a theoretical distribution that has nice statistical properties -to spread data out more evenly -to make data distributions more symmetrical -to make relationships between variables more linear -to make data more constant in variance (homoscedastic)Ladder of powers
A useful organizing concept for data transformations is the ladder of powers (P.F. Velleman and D.C.Hoaglin, Applications, Basics, and Computing of Exploratory Data Analysis, 354 pp., Duxbury Press, 1981).
Data transformations are commonly power transformations, x'=xθ (where x' is the transformed x). One can visualize these as a continuous series of transformations:θ transformation
3 x 3 cube 2 x 2 square 1 x 1 identity (no transformation)1/2 x0.5
square root 1/3 x 1/3 cube root0 log(x) logarithmic (holds the place of zero)
-1/2 -1/x 0.5 reciprocal root -1 -1/x reciprocal -2 -1/x2 reciprocal squareNote: -higher and lower powers can be used
-fractional powers (other than those shown) can be used -minus sign in reciprocal transformations can (optionally) be used to preserve the order (relative ranking) of the data, which would otherwise be inverted by transformations for θ<0.To use the ladder of powers, visualize the original, untransformed data as starting at θ=1. Then if the
data are right-skewed (clustered at lower values) move down the ladder of powers (that is, try square root,
cube root, logarithmic, etc. transformations). If the data are left-skewed (clustered at higher values) move
up the ladder of powers (cube, square, etc).Special transformations
x'=log(x+1) -often used for transforming data that ar e right-skewed, but also include zero values. -note that the shape of the resulting distribution will depend on how big x is compared to the constant 1. Therefore the shape of the resulting distribution depends on the units in which x was measured. One way to deal with this problem is to use x'=log(x/mean(x)+k), where k is a small constant (k <<1). In this transformation, the mean x will be transformed to near x'=0 and k will function as a shape factor (small k will make x' more left-skewed, larger k will make it less so). But most importantly, changing the units of measure will not change the shape of the distribution. Data Analysis Toolkit #3: Tools for Transforming Data Page 2Copyright © 1995, 2001 Prof. James Kirchner
50.xx+=′ -sometimes used where data are taken from a Poisson distribution (for example,
counts of random events that occur in a fixed time period), or used for right- skewed data that include some x values that are very small or zero. As above, the resulting distribution of x' depends on the units used to measure x.xarcsinx=′ -used for data that are proportions (for example, fraction of eggs in a clutch that fail to
hatch); converts the binomial distribution that often characterizes such data into an approximate normal distribution.Important note
-in general, parameters (means, standard deviations, regression slopes, etc.) that are calculated on the transformed data and then are transformed back to the original units, will not equal the same parameters calculated on the original, untransformed data. Symmetry plots (a precise visual tool for displaying departures from symmetry)How to: -sort the data set x
i , i=1..n into ascending order, and find the median -for each pair of points surrounding the median (which will be the the points x i and x (n+1-i) , plot: -on the horizontal axis, the distance x median -x i -on the vertical axis, the distance x (n+1-i) -x median -if the points lie consistently above the 1:1 line, then the data are right-skewed. -if the points lie consistently below the 1:1 line, then the data are left-skewed. -if the points lie close to the 1:1 line, then x median -x i ≈ x (n+1-i) -x median and the distribution is approximately symmetrical. Reference: Chambers, J. M., W. S. Cleveland, B. Kleiner and P. A. Tukey, Graphical Methods forData Anal
ysis, 395 pp., Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 1983.- logarithmic transformation skewed distribution