Tag: handling spss

SPSS AUTORECODE Command

SPSS AUTORECODE – Minimal Example autorecode str_var1 str_var2 str_var3 /into num_var1 num_var2 num_var3. Introduction This tutorial explains SPSS’ AUTORECODE command and shows how to use it properly on nominal_strings.sav, a screenshot of which is shown below. We recommend downloading this data file and following along with the steps in this tutorial. SPSS AUTORECODE – What Is It? […]

SPSS WEIGHT Command

By default, every case in your data counts as a single case. However, you can have each case count as more or less than one case as well. This is called weighting. For instance, the first case in your data may count as 2 cases and the second one as .5 cases. These numbers, the case weights, […]