Joe C
if i have a distribution of numbers from 0 to 800, some less than 1, what is the best way to put them on a scale from 0 to 1
To normalize a distribution of numbers from 0 to 800 to a scale from 0 to 1, you can use the min-max normalization technique. This method scales the data based on the minimum and maximum values in the dataset. Here's the formula for min-max normalization:
normalized_value = (value - min) / (max - min)
In your case, the minimum value (min) is 0, and the maximum value (max) is 800. So the formula simplifies to:
normalized_value = value / 800