If a dummy variable for gender is to be included in a multiple regression model,"female" would be coded as 1 and "male" would be coded as 2.

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In dummy coding, typically one category is coded as 0 and the other as 1. It doesn't matter which category is which, but they are not coded as 1 and 2.

If a Dummy Variable for Gender Is to Be Included