Re: dichotomizing continuous variables:easy question?

[Robert J. MacG. Dawson]

wuzzy wrote:


> you cannot adjust a 10 year old as if they were 40 years old,
> therefore, it might be more useful to say:  0-10 (Y/N),  11-20 (Y/n)
> etc.
> Than it will to adjust for age as a continuous variable?  Or will
> adjusting for age as a continuous variable have the same effect?

        Can you rephrase this? I have no idea what you mean by "adjusting a 10
year old as if they were 40 years old".

        -Robert Dawson
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