Answered By: Shawna Burtis Last Updated: Jul 01, 2020 Views: 1734
Answered By: Shawna Burtis
Last Updated: Jul 01, 2020 Views: 1734
A dummy variable is a numerical value used to represent categorical data like gender, race, etc. (for example assigning the value 1 for males or 0 for females). Watch the below video from the Academic Skills Center to learn about creating a dummy variable in SPSS.
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Creating Dummy Variables (PDF)
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- Academic Skills Center General Statistics page
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- Email the Statistics tutoring team: statsupport@mail.waldenu.edu
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