squareXform {Rita} | R Documentation |
This function left anchors the minimum value to 0 per the recommendations of Osborne (2002) and subsequently transforms the data by taking the square-root of each value.
squareXform(sample)
sample |
The input data (vector) |
The square-transformed data (vector)
Osborne, J. W. (2002). Notes on the use of data transformations. Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation, 9(1), 42-50.
Osborne, J. W. (2002). The Effects of Minimum Values on Data Transformations. Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED463313.pdf
values <- rnorm(100)
x <- squareXform(values)