The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics (응용통계연구)

The Korean Statistical Society (한국통계학회)
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A brief study on the geometric mean

기하평균에 대한 소고

  • Yeo, In-Kwon (Department of Statistics, Sookmyung Women's University)
  • Received : 2020.04.06
  • Accepted : 2020.04.23
  • Published : 2020.08.31
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Abstract

We review the characteristics of a geometric mean and statistical inferences based on geometric means. We also show that the statistical results obtained by the logarithmic transform and back-transformation are related to geometric means and explain how to interpret the results produced in this process.

이 소고에서는 기하평균의 성질과 기하평균과 관련된 통계적 추론에 대한 알아 본다. 로그변환-역변환을 통해 얻어진 통계적 추론 결과가 기하평균과 관련이 있다는 것을 보이고 이 과정에서 유도된 결과를 어떻게 해석해야 하는지를 설명한다.

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