![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Data can be typed into the Data Editor, which may be useful for small data files or making minor edits to larger data files.
Define the variables that are going to be used. In this case, only three variables are needed: age, marital status, and income.
New variables are automatically given a numeric data type. If you don't enter variable names, unique names are automatically created. However, these names are not descriptive and are not recommended for large data files.
The names you entered in the Variable View are now the headings for the first three columns of the Data View. Begin entering data in the first row, starting at the first column.
Currently, the age and marital columns display decimal points, even though their values are intended to be integers. To hide the decimal points in these variables...
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Entering Numeric Data |