Re: [R] Scaling - does it get any better results than not scaling?

2018-07-18 Thread Michael Thompson
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[R] Scaling - does it get any better results than not scaling?

2018-07-16 Thread Michael Thompson
Hi, I seem to remember from classes that one effect of scaling / standardising data was to get better results in any analysis. But what I'm seeing when I study various explanations on scaling is that we get exactly the same results, just that when we look at standardised data it's easier to see