Quantitude cover image

S4E17 Variable Transformations: Box-Cox, Fox in Socks

Quantitude

00:00

Using Linear Transformations in a Modeling Environment

Sometimes I felt like a wizard when someone would come into my office because they were running a model where one of the variables was something like SAT scores. Try manipulating a matrix where the diagonals range from 10,000 down to.25 and it would just blow software's mind. So we use linear transformations all the time. But ever that transformation is make a new Y star out of Y. Okay. I'm going to pop quiz you Hancock. Oh, geez. All right.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app