Dummy variable

Dummy variable

The term dummy variable can refer to either of the following:

  • Bound variable – in mathematics and computer science, a placeholder variable;
  • Dummy variable (statistics) – an indicator variable.

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  • dummy variable — dummy variables …   Dictionary of sociology

  • Dummy variable (statistics) — In statistics and econometrics, particularly in regression analysis, a dummy variable (also known as an indicator variable) is one that takes the values 0 or 1 to indicate the absence or presence of some categorical effect that may be expected to …   Wikipedia

  • dummy variable — noun Date: 1957 an arbitrary mathematical symbol or variable that can be replaced by another without affecting the value of the expression in which it occurs …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dummy variable — arbitrary mathematical symbol or variable employed for temporary purposes …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dummy variable — noun : an arbitrary mathematical symbol or variable that can be replaced by another without affecting the value of the expression in which it occurs compare umbral symbol …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dummy — may refer to: Military dummy: dummy round a cartridge that is inert, i.e. contains neither primer nor gunpowder decoy fake military equipment intended to deceive the enemy Crash test dummy, a full scale replica of a human being, weighted and… …   Wikipedia

  • Dummy — [ˈdʌmɪ] (engl. für Attrappe) bezeichnet: eine Attrappe für künstlerische Zwecke oder Tests Crashtest Dummy, eine mit zahlreichen Sensoren ausgestattete Puppe in Form eines Menschen oder Tieres, die bei der Unfallforschung (Crashtests) von Fahr… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • dummy variables — In quantitative data analysis, researchers are sometimes interested in the implications of non interval level variables for a dependent variable , as for example in the case of the relationship between sex and income. Although regression analyses …   Dictionary of sociology

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