Box–Cox transformation

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:transformation
statistical technique
gptkbp:appliesTo positive data
gptkbp:category gptkb:transformation
gptkbp:field applied statistics
mathematical statistics
gptkbp:form (y^λ - 1)/λ if λ ≠ 0
log(y) if λ = 0
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Box–Cox transformation
gptkbp:introducedIn 1964
gptkbp:parameter lambda
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:David_Cox
gptkb:George_Box
gptkbp:purpose improve validity of statistical inference
make data more normal distribution-like
stabilize variance
gptkbp:relatedTo log transformation
power transformation
gptkbp:usedIn data analysis
statistics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_Box
gptkb:George_E._P._Box
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6