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[amibroker] Re: [use Y = tanh( X ) ]: normalize indicator



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In excel there is a function (RANK(value, series, AorD))that can be 
used to find the distribution , the position of one number within a 
sequence of numbers. If there is a similar function in Amibroker. 
This could be used in conjunction with tanh to normalize the 
indicator.

Guno

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "JJ" <jparent@xxxx> wrote:
>
> --- "dalengo" wrote:
> > use  Y = tanh( X ) if X goes beyong [-1,1] interval
> 
> -----------------
> > > hi there, i would like to normalize an indicator between two 
values 
> > (-1  and 1 in this case), but i´m not able to do it...can anybody
> point me in the right direction??
> ----------------
> 
> not so fast...  first you need to know the distribution of the base
> indicator.  tanh() bounds an indicator between -x and x.  it does 
not
> necessarily normalize. it is typically used to limit the effect of
> outliers.
> 
> \jeff
>






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