Predictor Variable Transformations

Daniel P. McGibney
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Daniel P. McGibney: University of Miami, Management Science

Chapter Chapter 7 in Applied Linear Regression for Business Analytics with Python, 2026, pp 169-211 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In regression analysis, it is often useful to modify predictor variables to better reflect their relationship with the response variable. This chapter explores transformations of predictor variables. One popular transformation involves dummy variables, which allow the effects of categorical variables to be incorporated into the model.

Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-23806-1_7

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