Taking log of non-positive number as “0”

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Namploy
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Taking log of non-positive number as “0”

Postby Namploy » Mon Mar 05, 2018 6:51 am

I know that taking log can’t apply with “0” (zero); however the raw data has some of “0”.
So my question is how can I take log with such data (include some “0”? Or if you have any suggestion please let me know. My friend told me that I might classify data in group, but I have no idea how to do it. Please help.

The data is “panel data”

Thank you.

[example data]
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Re: Taking log of non-positive number as “0”

Postby EViews Gareth » Mon Mar 05, 2018 7:23 am

What do you want the log of zero to be?
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Re: Taking log of non-positive number as “0”

Postby Namploy » Tue Mar 06, 2018 8:03 am

EViews Gareth wrote:What do you want the log of zero to be?




Thank you for you response.
For your question, I still have no idea what could "log of zero" be? Actually, I don't understand EView Program very well.

Let me explain it
I do "Simultaneous Equations" between demand and supply by running data in 3 steps as follows:

1. run all data by regression
2. adjust result/equation by take log, which is the problem because "0" in data
3. estimate data by 2SLS (two-state least square)

I already test data in Stata which the program exclude "0" automaticly and has some summary. Anyway I would like to run data agian by EViews program to compare the results, but I stuck in 2nd step.



Thank you

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Re: Taking log of non-positive number as “0”

Postby EViews Gareth » Tue Mar 06, 2018 8:06 am

Not sure what you mean. EViews will drop the zero observations if you're taking logs.
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Re: Taking log of non-positive number as “0”

Postby Namploy » Wed Mar 07, 2018 12:58 am

EViews Gareth wrote:Not sure what you mean. EViews will drop the zero observations if you're taking logs.



I'll check data now. thank you


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