[R] Freeman-Tukey arcsine transformation

[Peter Dalgaard]

Inman, Brant A. M.D. wrote:
> R-Experts:
>
> Does anyone know if there are R functions to perform the Freeman-Tukey
> double arcsine transformation and then backtransform it?
>
>   

Well, if not, both are given by explicit formulas, so it shouldn't take
long to implement, cf.:

    The Teacher's Corner


        *The Inverse of the Freeman-Tukey Double Arcsine Transformation
        <http://www.jstor.org/view/00031305/di020556/02p0095b/0?frame=noframe&dpi=3&userID=c0261211@all.ku.dk/01cce4405c00501bb027f&backcontext=page&backurl=/cgi-bin/jstor/viewitem/00031305/di020556/02p0095b/0%3fframe%3dnoframe%26dpi%3d3%26userID%3dc0261211@all.ku.dk/01cce4405c00501bb027f%26config%3d%26PAGE%3d0&config=jstor&PAGE=0>*



            John J. Miller 


            /The American Statistician/, Vol. 32, No. 4. (Nov., 1978),
            p. 138. 


            Stable URL:
            http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-1305%28197811%2932%3A4%3C138%3ATIOTFD%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Z



              Abstract

        A formula for the inverse of the Freeman-Tukey double arcsine
        transformation is derived. This formula is useful when
        expressing means of double arcsines as retransformed
        proportions. When the mean is taken from original proportions
        involving different n's, it is suggested that the harmonic mean
        of the n's be used in the inversion formula.



> Thanks,
>
> Brant Inman
> Mayo Clinic
>
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