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. 2022 Feb 22;33(3):395–405. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001466

TABLE 1.

Distributions of Variables in Data Generation Models 1 and 2

Variable Analogous Social Position Model 1: Categorical Inputs Model 2: Mixed Inputs (Categorical And Continuous)
Type Distribution Type Distribution
X1 Income Categorical P(X1=0) = 0.25
P(X1=1) = 0.25
P(X1=2) = 0.25
P(X1=3) = 0.25
Continuous (split in quartiles to create intersections for estimation) Mean = 0, Variance = 1
X2 Racialization (person of color, non-POC) Binary P(X2=1) = 0.2 Binary P(X2=1) = 0.2
X3 Sex/gender (male, female) Binary P(X3=1) = 0.5 Binary P(X3=1) = 0.5
X4 Education (completed postsecondary, did not complete) Binary P(X4=1 X3=0) = 0.4
P(X4=1 X3=1) = 0.7
Binary P(X4=1 X3=0) = 0.4
P(X4=1 X3=1) = 0.7
X5 Immigrant status (immigrant, nonimmigrant) Binary P(X5=1) = 0.25 Binary P(X5=1) = 0.25
X6 Age Categorical P(X6=0) = 0.33
P(X6=1) = 0.33
P(X6=2) = 0.33
Continuous (split in tertiles to create intersections for estimation) Mean = 0, Variance = 1