Brown, Tim2015-12-132015-12-130021-9002http://hdl.handle.net/1885/81597When can one find a smooth transformation of a random variable so that the transformed random variable has a specified distribution? If the random variable is continuous, the solution is elementary; if it is discrete, it may be impossible. In this paper,Keywords: Examinations; Interpolation; Matching means; Matching quantiles; School assessment; TransformationsTransforming a random variable to a prescribed distribution: an application to school-based assessment20042015-12-11