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Why would you use logs of Y in a regression calculation instead of just the Y figures..what is the difference

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  1. The two main reasons for making this transformation is to satisfy the normality assumption and homoscedasiticity assumption.  Also, changes in X corresponding to % changes in Y when you use the log transformation.

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