F fuzzyguzz New member Joined Aug 1, 2009 Messages 1 Aug 1, 2009 #1 Transforming a Curvlinear Scatterplot to make it linear: possible. You see, I have a graph looking like this: And I want to make it so it has a more linear shape... Help?
Transforming a Curvlinear Scatterplot to make it linear: possible. You see, I have a graph looking like this: And I want to make it so it has a more linear shape... Help?
D Deleted member 4993 Guest Aug 2, 2009 #2 fuzzyguzz said: Transforming a Curvlinear Scatterplot to make it linear: possible. You see, I have a graph looking like this: And I want to make it so it has a more linear shape... Help? Click to expand... Why would you want to do that? - this curve has no linear tendencies. If you got to - then take ln of y values. If that does not "squeeze" those enough - take ln again (using absolute values). After you take sufficient "ln" all those points may collapse to x-axis - there linear at last!!!
fuzzyguzz said: Transforming a Curvlinear Scatterplot to make it linear: possible. You see, I have a graph looking like this: And I want to make it so it has a more linear shape... Help? Click to expand... Why would you want to do that? - this curve has no linear tendencies. If you got to - then take ln of y values. If that does not "squeeze" those enough - take ln again (using absolute values). After you take sufficient "ln" all those points may collapse to x-axis - there linear at last!!!