In the given question the correct option is missing, which can be described as follows:
"It transforms binary, null variables into the groups."
Explanation:
These variables are real variables, which could also take up a series of variables, that are either constrained or defined. This can be regarded as a listing. It is used to analyze and convert it, into binary in the following ways, and wrong choices can be described as follows:
In option a, It can't combine, it only converts.
Option b and Option c is wrong because, it can't convert numeric, it only convert binary number to dummy variables.
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