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Variable restructuring is a valuable method for minimizing important biases in your everyday data analysis. In a study with a categorical predictor like races, the race values 1–4 have no incremental function, and, therefore, linear regression is not appropriate for assessing their effect on any outcome. Instead, restructuring the data for categorical predictors does the job.
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Cleophas, T.J., Zwinderman, A.H. (2016). Linear Regression with Categorical Predictors (60 Patients). In: SPSS for Starters and 2nd Levelers. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20600-4_8
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