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28.05.2019 | Commentary

Statistical Guideline #1. Avoid Creating Categorical Variables from Continuous Variables

verfasst von: Suzanne C. Segerstrom

Erschienen in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Ausgabe 4/2019

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Frequently, editors and reviewers see continuous data artificially categorized for statistical analysis—for example, above or below a clinical cutoff or the sample median. The first statistical guideline for IJBM is to keep continuous variables as continuous variables whenever possible. …

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Titel: Statistical Guideline #1. Avoid Creating Categorical Variables from Continuous Variables
verfasst von: Suzanne C. Segerstrom
Publikationsdatum: 28.05.2019
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Ausgabe 4/2019
Print ISSN: 1070-5503
Elektronische ISSN: 1532-7558
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-019-09790-7

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