It is often necessary for social scientists to study differences in groups, such as gender or race differences in attitudes, buying behavior, or socioeconomic characteristics. When the researcher seeks to estimate group differences through the use of independent variables that are qualitative, dummy
Regression with Dummy Variables (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences)
โ Scribed by Professor Melissa A Hardy
- Publisher
- Sage Publications, Inc
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 96
- Series
- Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Like most of the books in the Sage Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences, this is clearly written and understandable. This is one of those rare statistics texts that is readable and useful. If you need to understand or use dummy variables in regression, this book will save you enormous amounts of time and frustration. Strongly recommended.
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