) The original "belief in aliens" variable in the stats student survey is coded 1=does not believe in aliens, 2=believes in aliens.

7.) The original "belief in aliens" variable in the stats student survey is coded 1=does not believe in aliens, 2=believes in aliens. Explain why it is a good idea, if we want to use this variable in a regression equation, to recode the variable so that one group is coded as 0 and the other group is coded as 1. In your explanation, use a toy example and pick a dependent variable (income is always good).