Comments on: Using Logarithms in the Real World https://betterexplained.com/articles/using-logs-in-the-real-world/ Math lessons that click Fri, 11 Dec 2020 06:38:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Abdullah Nadeem https://betterexplained.com/articles/using-logs-in-the-real-world/#comment-336022 Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:05:14 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/?p=1782#comment-336022 In reply to Abdullah Nadeem.

But due to read this I’m more interested in the math

]]> By: Abdullah Nadeem https://betterexplained.com/articles/using-logs-in-the-real-world/#comment-336021 Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:02:39 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/?p=1782#comment-336021 In reply to Shiv Shankar.

I’m interested in the math already

]]> By: kalid https://betterexplained.com/articles/using-logs-in-the-real-world/#comment-334331 Fri, 20 Jan 2017 18:25:13 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/?p=1782#comment-334331 In reply to Titus Barik.

That was a typo, it should be ln(150/100) /5 = 8.1%. ln(150/100) is the total rate over the entire time period (about 40%), and we divide by 5 to get the rate each year.

]]> By: kalid https://betterexplained.com/articles/using-logs-in-the-real-world/#comment-334330 Fri, 20 Jan 2017 18:19:03 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/?p=1782#comment-334330 In reply to Ajith.

Hi Ajith, ln(150/100)/5 = 8.12% is the rate of return assuming continuous compounding. (150/100)^(1/5)-1 = 8.45% is the annualized rate of return without continuous compounding. Check out:

https://betterexplained.com/articles/think-with-exponents/

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