dummy variable

collocation in English

meaningsofdummyandvariable

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dummy
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈdʌm.i/
us
/ˈdʌm.i/
not ...
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variable
noun[C]
uk
/ˈveə.ri.ə.bəl/
us
/ˈver.i.ə.bəl/
a number, amount, or situation that ...
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(Definition ofdummyandvariablefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdummy variable

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Adummyvariablefor high altitude separates the study region into two major climate zones.
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I also ran the model with adummyvariablefor secondary school completed.
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Preliminary estimates also included interactions of provider volume with a statedummyvariable.
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Parent's marital status is adummyvariable(married=1, not married=0).
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First, we include adummyvariable, which indicates contact with a tax advisor.
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An alternative method, using adummyvariabletest, also was used to confirm these results.
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In this paper, a simpledummyvariablemodel was used to achieve this.
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I tested the imposition hypothesis by adding adummyvariableto the baseline model.
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As noted below, the estimates remain virtually identical to those generated with a singledummyvariable.
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Only thedummyvariablefor party column and party strip ballot states takes the correct sign.
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Such disordinality reinforces the value of thedummyvariabletreatment of ideology.
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Thedummyvariabletakes the value 1 in the case of a defined contribution plan.
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Also, most authors we review distinguish caretaker and non-caretaker governments by use of adummyvariable.
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Anotherdummyvariable, time, was used to identify before and after the intervention.
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The key hypothesis is tied to the lame-duckdummyvariableof the president's party.
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This possibility was tested through the inclusion of adummyvariable.
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Family size is negative and significant and the citydummyvariableis insignificant.
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