Hi,

I am conducting a panel data analysis. My dependent variable is a ratio which defines the business entry rate per 1000 population. When I graph box the variable I get the following result :Array

This shows that the data is highly skewed. If I take a log, it gets normal. However, I just want to know as I take natural log the data results into some negative values ( most probably beacuse of low values i.e. 0.00).

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I have tried to read some previous posts and searched on google about the given subject. There are different opinions on this. Is it a fine practice to conduct a research study?

Your feedback shall be appreciated.