I would like to use ordinary one-way ANOVA. I have 4 groups with 4 samples and more than 10 variables. Most variables show nonskewed distribution based on the QQ plot but some do not fit well.

I get the expected results if I logarithmize only the skewed data. Is it right to transform only those variables - of course in each group - that are skewed by the QQ plot?

In this case, I will have log-transformed variables (where necessary) and variables in their original form. The samples and variables are independent. Is this statistically acceptable?

Can anyone show me a similar situation in the published literature?

(MANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis are excluded.)

Thanks for the help!

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