dbcolstatscores - compute z-scores or t-scores for each value in a population
dbcolstatscores [-t] [--tmean=MEAN] [--tstddev=STDDEV] column
Compute statistics (z-score and optionally t-score) over a COLUMN of numbers. Creates new columns called "zscore", "tscore". T-scores are only computed if requested with the -t option, or if --tmean or --tstddev are explicitly specified (defaults are mean of 50, standard deviation of 10).
-t
--tmean
--tstddev
You may recall from your statistics class that a z-score is simply the value normalized by mean and standard deviation, so that 0.0 is the mean and positive or negative values are multiples of the standard deviation. It assumes data follows a normal (Gaussian) distribution.
T-score scales the z-score to match a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10. This program allows generalized t-scores that use any mean and standard deviation.
Other scales are sometimes used as well. The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (one type of IQ test) is adjusted to a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. Other tests scale to other standard deviations.
This program requires two passes over the data, and consumes O(1) memory and O(number of rows) disk space.
Compute stats over all records (treat non-numeric records as zero rather than just ignoring them).
Compute t-scores in addition to z-scores.
Use the given MEAN for t-scores.
Use the given STDDEV for the standard deviation of the t-scores.
Specify a printf(3)-style format for output statistics. Defaults to %.5g.
%.5g
where to put tmp files. Also uses environment variable TMPDIR, if -T is not specified. Default is /tmp.
This module also supports the standard fsdb options:
Enable debugging output.
Read from InputSource, typically a file name, or - for standard input, or (if in Perl) a IO::Handle, Fsdb::IO or Fsdb::BoundedQueue objects.
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Write to OutputDestination, typically a file name, or - for standard output, or (if in Perl) a IO::Handle, Fsdb::IO or Fsdb::BoundedQueue objects.
By default, programs process automatically, but Fsdb::Filter objects in Perl do not run until you invoke the run() method. The --(no)autorun option controls that behavior within Perl.
--(no)autorun
Show help.
Show full manual.
#fsdb name id test1 a 1 80 b 2 70 c 3 65 d 4 90 e 5 70 f 6 90
cat DATA/grades.fsdb | dbcolstatscores --tmean 50 --tstddev 10 test1 | dbcolneaten
#fsdb name id test1 zscore tscore a 1 80 0.23063 52.306 b 2 70 -0.69188 43.081 c 3 65 -1.1531 38.469 d 4 90 1.1531 61.531 e 5 70 -0.69188 43.081 f 6 90 1.1531 61.531 # | dbcolstatscores --tmean 50 --tstddev 10 test1 # | dbcolneaten
dbcolpercentile(1), dbcolstats(1), Fsdb, dbcolscorrelate
$filter = new Fsdb::Filter::dbcolstatscores(@arguments);
Create a new dbcolstatscores object, taking command-line arguments.
$filter->set_defaults();
Internal: set up defaults.
$filter->parse_options(@ARGV);
Internal: parse command-line arguments.
$filter->setup();
Internal: setup, parse headers.
$filter->run();
Internal: run over each rows.
Copyright (C) 1991-2018 by John Heidemann <johnh@isi.edu>
This program is distributed under terms of the GNU general public license, version 2. See the file COPYING with the distribution for details.
To install Fsdb, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Fsdb
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Fsdb
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.