Which of the following would be a preferred coding scheme for a dependent variable in binary logistic regression?
a. Had a fall = 0; did not have a fall = 1
b. Had a fall = 1; did not have a fall = 0
c. Did not have a fall = 0; had 1 fall = 1; had 2+ falls = 2
d. Had a fall = 1; did not have a fall = 2
B
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