Squash extreme z-scores — squashZscore • CLAMP

Squash extreme z-scores

squashZscore(zdata, maxScore = 2)

Arguments

zdata: Numeric vector or matrix of z-scores.
maxScore: Numeric scalar, maximum absolute score (default 2).

Value

A numeric object of same dimensions as zdata, with values shrunk by a hyperbolic tangent transformation.

Examples

z <- rnorm(10, 0, 5)
squashZscore(z)
#>  [1]  0.8842618 -1.9666024  0.1065201 -1.9890084 -1.9821643  1.9995401
#>  [7]  1.9182935 -1.9985126 -1.0657078  0.6332484