Definition:Logarithmic Transformation

Definition

Let $X$ be a random variable whose values are positive.

A logarithmic transformation of $X$ is a mapping of $X$ to $Y = \ln X$.

Also see

• Definition:Lognormal Distribution

• Results about logarithmic transformations can be found here.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): logarithmic transformation
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): logarithmic transformation