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I just realized I have always worked regression problem where the independent variables were always numerical. Can I use linear regression in the case where all independent variables are categorical? And if that is the case, how to deal with the fact that a linear regression on categorical input will provide a discrete output, instead of the continuous one I would like to have?

I just realized I have always worked regression problem where the independent variables were always numerical. Can I use linear regression in the case where all independent variables are categorical? And if that is the case, how to deal with the fact that a linear regression on categorical input will provide a discrete output, instead of the continuous one I would like to have?

I just realized I have always worked regression problem where the independent variables were always numerical. Can I use linear regression in the case where all independent variables are categorical?

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What regression Regression for categorical independent variables and a continuous dependent one?

I just realized I have always worked regression problem where the independent variables were always numerical. Can I use linear regression in the case where all independent variables are categorical? And if that is the case, how to deal with the fact that a linear regression on categorical input will provide a discrete output, instead of the continuous one I would like to have?

What regression for categorical independent variables and a continuous dependent one?

I just realized I have always worked regression problem where the independent variables were always numerical. Can I use linear regression in the case where all independent variables are categorical?

Regression for categorical independent variables and a continuous dependent one

I just realized I have always worked regression problem where the independent variables were always numerical. Can I use linear regression in the case where all independent variables are categorical? And if that is the case, how to deal with the fact that a linear regression on categorical input will provide a discrete output, instead of the continuous one I would like to have?

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What regression for categorical independent variables and a continuous dependent one?

I just realized I have always worked regression problem where the independent variables were always numerical. Can I use linear regression in the case where all independent variables are categorical?