What Is a Potential Disadvantage of Using a Data Transformation

question 34

Multiple Choice

What is a potential disadvantage of using a data transformation procedure?

• A)Transformations may come closer to the true meaning of the underlying measurement
• B)Transformations may not work because there may not be a reasonable transformation that makes the scores normal or have equal variance in all groups
• C)Transformations may distort scores in ways that lose the original meaning
• D)Both B and C

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