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Dummy or Control Variables and Additional Tests

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We’ll see next the use of variables taking the value 1 or 0 (zero) as explanatory variables. Usually, but not necessarily these variables are denoted with the letter d. Note also that the situation or category marked with zero plays the role of the reference category.

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Lazaridis, A. (2015). Dummy or Control Variables and Additional Tests. In: Dynamic Systems in Management Science. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137508928_3

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