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st: When to use Log (1+x) Transformation?


From   "Song" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   st: When to use Log (1+x) Transformation?
Date   Sat, 5 Apr 2008 12:26:03 -0600

Dear Stata users,

I need to use log transformation before regression analysis. Because some of my variables contain 0, I need to use log (1+x) instead of log (x), where x contains only positive values. My question is... Do I need to use log (1+x) if x does not contain 0, but contains values less than one? I think I can use log (x) in this case.

Thank you for your help.

Reo.
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