Difference between log and ln in bioinformatic

Question

[Movahhed]

What is Difference between "log10" and "ln" in bioinformatic? I use sizemat package in r software for estimate Morphometrics maturity in freshwater crab. should i logarithm my data or not? if yes the log must in "10" base or "e=2.718" base?

[Movahhed]

i use 140 number for analysis and my data isnt normal.

you sed in segmented pakege or sizemat pakage for draw linear model regression not automatically getting logarithm.

[ATpoint]

Can you try and rephrase that sentence? It is unclear what you want to say.

Answer 1

[shoujun.gu]

it doesn't matter as long as you keep the base consistent in all analysis. And if your data distribution is not skewed, it is optional to use log transformation.