Date:         Thu, 14 May 1998 10:32:26 -0700
Reply-To:     "Ann Jacobson, PhD, RN" <ajacobso@KENT.EDU>
Sender:       "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Ann Jacobson, PhD, RN" <ajacobso@KENT.EDU>
Subject:      recoding variables
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A colleague asked me the following question. I post it to the list with
her permission. Will forward any feedback to her.
 
Thanks, Ann
 
pjd@nowonline.net wrote:
>
> Ann. The SPSS problem is related to recoding variables into a new
> variable.
> When I take an existing variable with 4 possible responses eg 1,2,3,4
> and I want to recode so only one of the responses is identified as
> "correct" eg if item 2 from one variable is correct the recode would
> look like 1=0, 2=1, 3=0, 4=0. That works fine. When I go to the next
> variable and the "correct response" is eg 3 then I recode 1=0, 2=0, 3=1,
> 4=0.  This recode works fine but then once it is executed the previous
> variable that was recoded is now recoded with the second variable
> recode. Any ideas?
>
> Peggy