Fisher transformation

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Pearson_correlation_coefficient
gptkbp:category statistical transformation
gptkbp:enables approximate normality of transformed values
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
statistics
gptkbp:form z = 0.5 * ln((1 + r) / (1 - r))
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fisher transformation
gptkbp:introducedIn 1915
gptkbp:inverseFormula r = (e^{2z} - 1) / (e^{2z} + 1)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Ronald_Fisher
gptkbp:purpose to stabilize variance of correlation coefficients
gptkbp:usedFor hypothesis testing
confidence interval estimation
correlation analysis
gptkbp:usedIn statistics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Irving_Fisher
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5