Table 3.

Suggestions for reporting lognormal distributions at different levels of variability

Range $\omega$	${\omega }^2$	MMR	MDI	Shape of distribution	Suggestion
0 <  $\omega$ < 0.25	0.0625	1.00 to 1.03	$\infty$ 1 to 2.5	“Close” to normal	–
0.25 <  $\omega$ < 1.10	1.2	1.03 to 1.83	2.5 to $\approx$ 1	Heavy tail and shallow peak	Consider to discuss
1.10 <  $\omega$ <  $\infty$	–	1.83 to $\infty$	1.01 to $\infty$	Elongated heavy tail, sharp peak near 0	Discuss shape

MDI, mode density inflation; MMR, mean‐to‐median ratio.