Transformations to symmetry and homoscedasticity.

From: Journal of the American Statistical Association | Date: June 1, 1989| Author: Aldershof, Brian; Ruppert, David | Copyright information

Transformations to Symmetry and Homoscedasticity

This article considers transformations in regression to eliminate skewness and heteroscedasticity

of the response. We work with the transform-both-sides model where the relationship between the

median response and the independent variables has been identified, at least tentatively. To

preserve this relationship, the response and the regression model are transformed in the same way.

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