dichotomous variable


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dichotomous variable

A variable that alternates between just two values, e.g., dead or alive; male or female; positive or negative.
Synonym: binary variable
See also: variable
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High school employment (created) was a dichotomous variable that indicated paid work experience anytime between one year prior to Wave 1 to the Wave 3 interview if the individual was in high school during that time.
Predictors of employment for youths with visual impairments: findings from the second national longitudinal transition study
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The impact of health-promoting behaviors on low-income children's health: a risk and resilience perspective
The estimated coefficient on the Wave 3 dichotomous variable ([W.
Immigrant selection systems and immigrant health
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Association of conventional goals and perceptions of pregnancy with female teenagers' pregnancy avoidance behavior and attitudes
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Suicidal ideation and attempts among sexual minority youths receiving social services
Dichotomous variables, TEN REP and SAT_REP are also included in the model to control for non-reporting of any of the explanatory variables.
Associate professor turnover at America's public and private institutions of higher education
The dichotomous variable for adjacent states suggests that there could be industry clusters that overlap borders, increasing trade between states that share a common border.
The impact of corporate tax policy on state trade flows
For dichotomous variables, a series of 2x2 chi-square analyses were conducted to examine differences in men's engagement in FWBRs during the semester.
College men's involvement in friends with benefits relationships
The dichotomous variable "Course" received the value 1 when the student was linked to the course in Accounting, and 0 when linked to the course in Economics.
Motivational factors for the master's degree: a comparison between students in accounting and economics in the light of the self-determination theory
it], is a dichotomous variable indicating whether an individual i has private LTC insurance coverage at year t.
Determinants of private long-term care insurance purchase in response to the partnership program
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"More than meets the eye": a guide to interpreting the descriptive statistics and correlation matrices reported in management research
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