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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a dummy value of" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in programming or data contexts to refer to a placeholder or temporary value that is not intended to be used as a final or meaningful value.
Example: "In the code, we assigned a dummy value of zero to the variable until we could retrieve the actual data."
Alternatives: "a placeholder value of" or "a temporary value of".
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Therefore, in this study period, the expiry Thursdays were assigned a dummy value of 1, and a value of 0 otherwise.
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θ j was a dummy covariate of value 1 in environments with several trials and of value 0 alternatively, β jk a dummy covariate of value 1 in environments with several trials and blocks and of value 0 alternatively, and ρ jkl a dummy covariate of value 1 in environments with several trials, blocks, and replicates and of value 0 alternatively.
Sex of household head was a dummy with a value of 1 if household head is male and 0 otherwise.
In column C of Table 7, the outcome variable is a dummy taking the value of one if the unemployment rate experienced in the next time period is lower than the one experienced in the current time period.
Pub i is a dummy taking the value of 1 if the IPO involves a government entity and 0 otherwise.
In our regression analysis, we capture noncognitive skills with a dummy taking the value of one if an individual is above the average self-rated score for a particular trait9.
For the interaction effect of the "welfare magnet" variable with the 2 + 3 + 2 rule dummy, a coefficient value of -5.147 is found.
The accounting standard dummy takes a value of one if a firm applies either US-GAAP or IFRS.
Dividend dummy has a value of one if the firm pays dividends and zero otherwise.
Diversification dummy has a value of one if the firm has multiple segments and zero otherwise.
Geographic location (LOCATION) is a dummy variable with an assigned value of 1 if a research participant lives in an urban area and 0 if a research participant lives in a rural area.
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