The arcsine is asinine: the analysis of proportions in ecology

Volume: 92, Issue: 1, Pages: 3 - 10
Published: Jan 1, 2011
Abstract
The arcsine square root transformation has long been standard procedure when analyzing proportional data in ecology, with applications in data sets containing binomial and non-binomial response variables. Here, we argue that the arcsine transform should not be used in either circumstance. For binomial data, logistic regression has greater interpretability and higher power than analyses of transformed data. However, it is important to check the...
Paper Details
Title
The arcsine is asinine: the analysis of proportions in ecology
Published Date
Jan 1, 2011
Journal
Volume
92
Issue
1
Pages
3 - 10
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