Dummy Variable (statistics)

A dummy variable is a statistic in statistics used to represent a categorical or numerical variable.

It is typically used to improve the accuracy of estimates of effects of interventions on outcomes.

A dummy variable can be defined as an indicator that takes on one of two possible values (i.e. dummy codes), where each value corresponds to a particular level of the categorical or numerical variable being studied.

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