@article {10.3844/jmssp.2006.367.367,
article_type = {journal},
title = {Research Note: Standard Scores Based on the Median and Inter-quartile Range},
author = {Carifio, James},
volume = {2},
year = {2006},
month = {Mar},
pages = {367-367},
doi = {10.3844/jmssp.2006.367.367},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/jmssp.2006.367.367},
abstract = {Recently when asked to help with statistical analyses of the Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPar) Data, I encountered a common statistical and analytical problem with this national database, which is also common to many national and health databases. This problem was the problem of extremely skewed distributions (g1 and/or g2 typically exceeding 20), which creates numerous difficulties in comparing and interpreting values and results both between and within variables, never mind statistically testing them.},
journal = {Journal of Mathematics and Statistics},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}