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Message-ID: <87tz68vxut.fsf@it.com>
Date: 2009-03-05T14:38:18Z
From: news at aleblanc.cotse.net
Subject: dummy variable encoding

Hi,
   can anyone tell me why an encoding of 1/2 for a dummy variable for
   two groups (e.g. gender) seems to be preferred over 0/1?
   It's been bugging me for a while, 0/1 seems more natural, but I have
   been told (without explanation) that 1/2 is better. Why?

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aleblanc