Date:         Mon, 31 Oct 2005 12:01:14 +0100
Reply-To:     Agustin Diaz <adiaz@acziona.com>
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From:         Agustin Diaz <adiaz@acziona.com>
Subject:      Re: categorical variable
Comments: To: Omar Farook <omarfdawood@yahoo.com>
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Hi Omar, try something like this:

RECODE OLD_VARIABLE (1=1) (2=2) (9=9) (16=16) (ELSE=SYSMIS)INTO
NEW_VARIABLE.



Agustín Díaz Rodríguez
Acziona Quanlitative Market Consultants
Tel.  + 34 93.238.43.53
Fax. + 34 93.238.45.99
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De: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] En nombre de Omar
Farook
Enviado el: lunes, 31 de octubre de 2005 10:59
Para: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Asunto: categorical variable

Dear Friends.



I have a categorical variable that consist of 30 category.

I would like to select about 9 specific categories from the 30.





Thanks in advance.



Omar.

omarfdawood@yahoo.com



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