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- From the Data Sets main menu item, edit an existing data set or create a new data set
- Select the Variable Finder tab in the left panel
- Locate the variable to be recoded
- Click on the Recode icon
Info Variables without a Recode icon are not categrical or numeric and cannot be recoded.
- Attributes tab
- Name: Enter a name for the recoded variable
- Description: Optionally enter a description
- Code: Enter a unique code
- Include Missing: Mark the checkbox to include missing values
- Recoded Values tab
- Optional: Click on Show Distributions to see the number of subjects with each pick list option
- Categorical Variables
- Value: Enter a new value for the recoded category
- Display Name: Enter a name for the recoded category
- Mark the boxes next to the pick list items that will be collapsed into the new recoded category
- Click Recode
- Numeric Variables
- Value: Enter a new value for the recoded category
- Display Name: Enter a name for the recoded category
- Begin Value: Enter a beginning value
- End Value: Enter an ending value
- Click Recode
- Click Continue
- The Included Variables tab will contain the recoded variables in the list of variables
Tip To edit a recoded variable click on the variable name
- Click on Save and Return or Save
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