A simple method for optimising transformation of non-parametric data: an illustration by reference to cortisol assays

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 259-267

  Clark, James E ^a   Osborne, Jason W ^b   Gallagher, Peter ^a   Watson, Stuart ^a,c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Box Cox; cortisol; non parametric; transformation

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BOX COX TRANSFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY;

EID: 84977604774     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: 10991077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.2528     Document Type: Article

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