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)
For additional help with statistics
- Academic Skills Center General Statistics page
- Academic Skills Center Tutoring website
- Email the Statistics tutoring team: statsupport@mail.waldenu.edu
If you are a capstone student needing help with statistics, please visit the Center for Research Quality.