survey questions

Recoding a Variable from a Survey Question to Use in a Statistical Model

March 18th, 2019 by

Survey questions are often structured without regard for ease of use within a statistical model.Stage 2

Take for example a survey done by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) regarding child births in the U.S. One of the variables in the data set is “interval since last pregnancy”. Here is a histogram of the results.

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