Date:         Wed, 30 May 2001 06:58:47 -0400
Reply-To:     "William B. Ware" <wbware@EMAIL.UNC.EDU>
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From:         "William B. Ware" <wbware@EMAIL.UNC.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Square of variable
Comments: To: Melinda Mills <melinda.mills@UNI-BIELEFELD.DE>
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On the menu toolbar, click on Transform -> Compute.  Then enter the name
of the new variable in the left box, like agesq.  In the right box, put
age*age, or age**2.

WBW

On Wed, 30 May 2001, Melinda Mills wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> It is probably simple and I just can't find the function, but does
> anyone know how I can compute the square of a variable, for
> example, age-squared?
> Thanks,
> Melinda
>