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st: Using natural logs on RHS of maximum likelihood models

From	SAM MCCAW <sam2stata@gmail.com>
To	statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
Subject	st: Using natural logs on RHS of maximum likelihood models
Date	Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:19:35 -0400

Hello All,

I am running a maximum likelihood model with a (0,1) categorical
dependent variable.

On the right hand side is better to use natural logs of non
categorical variables or leave them as is as real numbers?

Thanks a bunch.

SAM
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