Marcus wants to include the month of the year in the analysis as categories. How many dummy variables will be needed?
A) 12
B) 11
C) 6
D) 1

Name: Marcus wants to include the month of the year in the analysis as categories. How many dummy variables will be needed? A) 12 B) 11 C) 6 D) 1
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To include the month of the year as categories in an analysis, one less than the total number of categories is needed to avoid the dummy variable trap. Since there are 12 months, 11 dummy variables are required.

Marcus Wants to Include the Month of the Year in the Analysis