Date:         Wed, 26 May 2010 14:52:42 -0400
Reply-To:     Keith McCormick <keithmc123@gmail.com>
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From:         Keith McCormick <keithmc123@gmail.com>
Subject:      Re: Effect Coding Syntax
Comments: To: "Courtney M. Cronley" <cronley@rci.rutgers.edu>
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Hi Courtney,

This is my favorite way to do this in syntax (I did not test this code, but
use this often). There are others as well.

COMPUTE married_yn = marital_status = 1.
COMPUTE single_yn = marital_status = 2.
COMPUTE divorced_yn = marital_status = 3.
etc.

HTH,
Keith
www.keithmccormick.com

On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Courtney M. Cronley <
cronley@rci.rutgers.edu> wrote:

> Simple question. Does anyone have an example of syntax for effect coding? I
> have one variable with five categories that I need to recode using effect
> coding.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Courtney
>
> Courtney Cronley, Ph.D.
> Postdoctoral Associate
> Center of Alcohol Studies
> Rutgers University
> cronley@rci.rutgers.edu
>
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