A Variable That Is Coded as Either Zero or One

question 14

Multiple Choice

A variable that is coded as either zero or one and has two distinct levels is called a(n) :

• A) regression variable.
• B) dummy variable.
• C) continuous variable.
• D) eigenvalue.

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Definitions:

Explanatory Variable

An explanatory variable is a type of independent variable that is used to explain variations in the dependent variable.

Statistical Inference

The process of drawing conclusions about a population's characteristics based on a sample drawn from it.

Z Statistic

A type of test statistic used in standard normal distribution to determine the number of standard deviations a data point is from the mean.

Multiple Logistic Regression

A statistical technique used to model the relationship between a dichotomous dependent variable and multiple independent variables.