Best practice in statistics: The use of log transformation.
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- Annals of Clinical Biochemistry International Journal of Laboratory Medicine
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2022
- Volume
- 59
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 162–165
- Identifiers
- DOI: 10.1177/00045632211050531
- PMID: 34666549
- Source
- Medline
- Keywords
- Language
- English
- License
- Unknown
Abstract
The log transformation is often used to reduce skewness of a measurement variable. If, after transformation, the distribution is symmetric, then the Welch t-test might be used to compare groups. If, also, the distribution becomes close to normal, then a reference interval might be determined.
