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MLS-C01 Exploratory Data Analysis Practice Question
During exploratory data analysis, a data scientist notices that a feature has a highly skewed distribution. Which transformation is most likely to make the distribution approximately normal?
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Log transformation
Log transformation is commonly used to reduce right skewness and make the distribution approximately normal. Option B (min-max scaling) is incorrect because it does not change the shape of the distribution. Option C (one-hot encoding) is incorrect because it is used for categorical variables, not for transforming continuous skewed data. Option D (standardization) is incorrect because it does not change the shape of the distribution.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Log transformation
Why this is correct
Log transformation reduces right skewness and makes the distribution approximately normal.
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Min-max scaling
Why it's wrong here
Min-max scaling does not change the shape of the distribution; it only rescales the range.
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One-hot encoding
Why it's wrong here
One-hot encoding is used for categorical variables, not for transforming continuous skewed data.
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Standardization (z-score)
Why it's wrong here
Standardization does not change the shape of the distribution; it only centers and scales the data.
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Last reviewed: Jun 20, 2026
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