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dummy coding  

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  • 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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