Skewed Distribution

See: Data Distribution, Skewed Probability Distribution, Imbalanced Data Set.

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References

• Google Image Search: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Skewed+Distribution%22+data&um=1&tbm=isch

2000

• (Barber & Thompson, 2000) ⇒ Julie A. Barber, and Simon G. Thompson, (2000). “Analysis of cost data in randomized trials: an application of the non-parametric bootstrap.” In: Statistics in Medicine, 19(23). <3219::AID-SIM623>3.0.CO;2-P doi:10.1002/1097-0258(20001215)19:23<3219::AID-SIM623>3.0.CO;2-P
  • QUOTE: ... patients with the disease. Thus, despite the often highly skewed distribution of cost data, standard non-parametric methods or use of normalizing transformations are not appropriate. Although standard parametric methods of ...

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