Release 0.6.0 / 20 October 2026
On the use of log-transformation vs. nonlinear regression for analyzing biological power laws
Error assumptions matter. Compare likelihoods on the same response measure, including the transformation Jacobian.
Primary source
Xiao Xiao; Ethan P. White; Mevin B. Hooten; Susan L. Durham · Ecology 92, 1887–1894
Methods scope
Passage audit / 20 October 2026
Full-text passage checked. Journal p.1890, comparison of normal and lognormal likelihoods.
Information criteria require the same observed response measure; the Jacobian matters.