Date:         Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:04:46 -0800
Reply-To:     Melodyp <pearsonmelody@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Melodyp <pearsonmelody@GMAIL.COM>
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Subject:      Best way to code states
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I have a file contains state information, prior to convert all other
variables into numeric (the file was readed into SAS in text format),
I need to re-code it by using a dummy variale. What will be the best
way to code as many as 45 states name? It will be too much work if I
code them by using 0 and 1 ?
Thank you!