Date:         Fri, 8 Aug 2003 17:32:10 -0400
Reply-To:     "Hetter, Rebecca D,,DMDCWEST" <HETTERRD@osd.pentagon.mil>
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From:         "Hetter, Rebecca D,,DMDCWEST" <HETTERRD@osd.pentagon.mil>
Subject:      Re: entering data
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Yes to all of your questions.  And my personal preference is for numerical
variables  whenever possible (including the quarters) because they are much
easier to manipulate.

HTH,


Rebecca D. Hetter
Personnel Testing Division
Defense Manpower Data Center
400 Gigling Rd, Seaside, CA 93955
(831) 583-2400  Ext 4231


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tess Pape [SMTP:professor7@copper.net]
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 1:58 PM
> To:   SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject:      entering data
>
> It has been a while since I entered SPSS data into a data file and need
> some advice. I have about 13 quality indicators and some have 3 or 4
> questions each. There are about 12 nursing units and data is recorded
> quarterly. My questions are: Do I identify the nursing units with numbered
> variables? and each question as a separate variable? Then how do I set up
> the quarters? Are they also along the top as separate variables? I want to
> be able to do some correlations among the nursing units and perhaps a line
> graph. Any advice would be appreciated.
> Tess Pape, PhD, RN