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can I write a log in place of ln in statistics? I have seen people telling me that logarithm differs from natural logarithm. Is it correct?

Ahana Mukherjee
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  • For some odd reason $\log$ is used interchangeably with $\ln$ in statistical literature. Both are understood to be the inverse of the exponential function $\exp(x)$. Just a weird quirk of stats. – Demetri Pananos Jul 05 '19 at 04:25

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The logarithm operator takes multiple bases, the natural logarithm is simply the logarithm operator with base $e$, Euler’s number. In a lot of disciplines, $log$ is regularly used in place of $ln$. I would, in practice, specify when using it that way though.

Brennan
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