Stata Tutorial: Nonlinear Transformations

When, Why and How to use simple log and square transformations in an OLS regression. We run through an example using scatter plots, histograms, the coefficient of skew, and interpreting OLS results in Stata. Link to "Gentle Introduction to Stata" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1597182699/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1597182699&linkCode=as2&tag=mikejonasecon-20&linkId=784adb8c2c3a433da893bcfc62f11906 Link to the excellent Introduction to Econometrics Textbook by AH Studenmund: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9332584915/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=9332584915&linkCode=as2&tag=mikejonasecon-20&linkId=6697afcfde8c335b461795eec22e3977 Link to Jeffrey Wooldridge Introductory Econometrics Textbook: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8131524655/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=8131524655&linkCode=as2&tag=mikejonasecon-20&linkId=0a5fe7ce6ac777090a194cb5bb48071b My Twitter is: https://twitter.com/MichaelRJonas My Google Scholar Page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=c97cvAwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael_Jonas2