Box–Tidwell transformation

a transformation used to modify a set of predictor variables so that the relationship between those predictors and the outcome variable resembles a straight line. It is similar to the Box–Cox transformation for correcting nonlinearity but instead is applied to the independent variables (predictors) involved. [George E. P. Box (1919–2013), British statistician; Paul William Tidwell (1926–2013), U.S. chemist and statistician]

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Psychology term of the day

December 26th 2024

false self

in the object relations theory of British psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott (1896–1971), the self that develops as a defense against impingements and in adaptation to the environment. This contrasts with the true self, which develops in an environment that adapts to the infant and allows him or her to discover and express true impulses.