Fisher's z distribution

The fisher's distribution ${\ displaystyle z}$ is a continuous probability distribution . A -distributed random variable results from the logarithm of an F-distributed random variable multiplied by ¹ ⁄ ₂ to: ${\ displaystyle z}$

{\ displaystyle z = {\ frac {1} {2}} \ log F}

The distribution was first described by RA Fisher in 1924 . In statistical test procedures it is now usually replaced by the F-distribution , also developed by Fisher . ${\ displaystyle z}$

Reception in public

John Watts , who knew this distribution from his psychology studies, named the rock band Fischer-Z after it .

^ RA Fisher: On a distribution yielding the error functions of several well-known statistics. In: Proceedings of the International Congress of Mathematics. Toronto 1924, 2, pp. 805-813. (PDF) ( Memento of the original from October 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2