Date:         Thu, 28 Mar 1996 18:48:17 -0500
Reply-To:     Charlie Bastnagel <bastnach@HLTHSRC.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Charlie Bastnagel <bastnach@HLTHSRC.COM>
Subject:      Need Help - Normalizing Data
Comments: To: darraj@hlthsrc.com, lowem@hlthsrc.com, mengd@hlthsrc.com

SAS-L,
 
If we determine that our data does not have a normal distribution, how
do we go about normalizing it.  This is to be used for removing outliers
based on the total cost by  age-band.  We want to take 3 Z-scores.  I
have very little stat background, so please keep that in mind.
 
Thanks
Charlie Bastnagel