Date:         Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:58:24 +1030
Reply-To:     kylie.lange@adelaide.edu.au
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From:         Kylie Lange <kylie.lange@adelaide.edu.au>
Organization: The University of Adelaide
Subject:      Re: Combining variables and calculating frequency
Comments: To: Alexia Maddox <afr@deakin.edu.au>
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Hi Alexia,

It sounds like your variables can be defined as a multiple response set.
Look at Analyse > Multiple Response > Define Sets to create a set made up of
your 10 variables. Then, you can run the Multiple Response > Frequencies
procedure to get the frequency counts across all of the variables in the
set; there is no need to restructure the variables.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Kylie.


-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Alexia Maddox
Sent: Monday, 21 March 2011 9:51 AM
To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Combining variables and calculating frequency

Hello to All

I am new to this list and still a learner driver on SPSS.

I would like any advice on how to combine ten variables and do a basic
frequency count

In this case, the respondent was able to provide up to ten web addresses
these have all been coded as ten seperate variables with the same 48
response options for each.

I would like to end up with a single variable that can provide the frequency
count.

I realize that I will need to split the data file, and maybe transform each
of the ten variables 48 times ( ending up and then do something like 480)
variables, but I can't really figure out how to do all this.

I would appreciate any advice or suggested resources on how to go about
this. I am also happy to provide further clarity where needed

Thank you for your time

Alexia Maddox
Phd candidate
Deakin University

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