Yes, that did the job. Thanks! Adriana

-----Original Message----- From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Gene Maguin Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 2:54 PM To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Re: computing new variable based on percentiles

Fernandez, Look at the Rank command and the Ntiles subcommand. I haven't used Ntiles but it seems to me that would do what you want.

Gene Maguin

>>Good afternoon. I hope my question makes sense. I was told that there is a function in SPSS that will compute a new variable based on designated percentiles (e.g., 25th, 75th). For example, I have a variable called "test score" and I want to collapse/recode it into a variable that reflects low, medium, and high (based on percentiles). I have searched but have not come across any SPSS function that will compute a new variable. Any thoughts? Thanks

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