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    $\begingroup$ Do these interpretations hold regardless of the base of the logarithm? $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 24, 2014 at 14:52
  • $\begingroup$ Example B: Outcome transformed log(DV) = Intercept + B1 * IV + Error "One unit increase in IV is associated with a (B1 * 100) percent increase in DV In this case, how do you do if you want 30 pourcent of DV reduction ? Thank you for your answer $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 3, 2014 at 16:44
  • $\begingroup$ So a DV ~ B1*log(IV) is a good model for zero bounded continuous dependent variable? $\endgroup$ Commented Oct 1, 2015 at 9:03
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    $\begingroup$ I may be confused. If you log-transform the outcome, you must re-exponentiate the coefficient to find the multiplicative difference. Interpretting it on the log scale only works as an approximation when the ratio is very close to 1. $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 29, 2017 at 18:30
  • $\begingroup$ Links are broken. $\endgroup$ Commented Apr 27, 2019 at 17:50