Regression with Dummy Variables

Name: Regression with Dummy Variables
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ISBN: 9780803951280

ISBN-10: 0803951280

ISBN-13: 9780803951280

Edition: 1993

Authors: Melissa A. Hardy

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Social scientists are often interested in studying differences in groups, such as gender or race differences in attitudes, buying behaviors, or socioeconomic characteristics. When the researcher seeks to estimate group differences through the use of independent variables that are qualitative (i.e., measured at only the nominal level), dummy variables will allow the researcher to represent information about group membership in quantitative terms without imposing unrealistic measurement assumptions on the categorical variables. Beginning with the simplest model, Hardy probes the use of dummy variable regression in increasingly complex specifications, exploring issues such as: interaction,…

Book details

List price: $19.00
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/25/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English



Introduction


Creating Dummy Variables


Using Dummy Variables as Regressors


Assessing Group Differences in Effects


Alternative Coding Schemes for Dummy Variables


Special Topics in the Use of Dummy Variables


Conclusions