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Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation Volume 48, 1993 - Issue 1-2
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A robust power transformation to symmetry

Russell F. Kappenman Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, Washington, 98115
Pages 11-18 | Received 22 Oct 1991, Published online: 20 Mar 2007
 
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Abstract

A new procedure is proposed for finding a transformation that produces a random variable whose distribution is symmetrical. Studies show that the procedure is much more efficient than the best currently available, when the symmetrical distribution has either very heavy or light tails.

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