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If you have a dichotomous variable that is coded 1 and 2, explain why it is...

If you have a dichotomous variable that is coded 1 and 2, explain why it is a good idea to recode this variable so that it is coded 0 and 1

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In dichotomous variable we have only two outcomes one occurs in success and others in failure . We generally denote success as random variable taking value 1 and failure taking value 0. As failure has no impact so, we take it as 0 with certain probability .

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