Concept information
Preferred term
dummy coding
Definition(s)
- Dummy coding, also known as indicator coding, provides a means for researchers to represent a categorical variable as a set of independent quantitative variables. The resulting dummy variables take on values of 0 and 1 and can be used as predictors in regression analysis. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Dummy Coding]
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FG22R1R3-1
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