![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Several categorical variables in the data file demo.sav are, in fact, derived from scale variables in that data file. For example, the variable inccat is simply income grouped into four categories -- and here's how it was done...
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The new variable is displayed in the Data Editor. Since the variable is added to the end of the file, it is displayed in the far right column in Data view and in the last row in Variable view. At this point, you might want to add value labels that describe what each of the four categorical values represents. Defining value labels is described in Adding Value Labels for Numeric Variables |
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Creating a Categorical Variable from a Scale Variable |