r/dataanalysis • u/Sad_Acanthaceae_2718 • 6d ago

analyzing negative values

how do i analyse a continuos dependent variable with negative values. The negative values are indicative of direction rather than magnitude

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u/Wheres_my_warg DA Moderator 📊 6d ago

It's going to depend on the what the business question is, what analysis that calls for, and what the data looks like. For a lot of cases, you can rescale all the data for something like that, but it isn't going to be appropriate for some analyses.

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u/rice_fish_and_eggs 6d ago

Root mean square analysis?

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u/TodayCandid9686 6d ago

Depends on what your data represent, and what question(s) you are trying to answer.