Date:         Wed, 1 Sep 1999 07:31:35 -0400
Reply-To:     Raynald Levesque <rlevesque@VIDEOTRON.CA>
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From:         Raynald Levesque <rlevesque@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Subject:      Re: Point Biserial Correlation
Comments: To: Grant <grant@ASKAFRIKA.CO.ZA>
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Hi Grant

This will do it:
DO REPEAT V=q1 TO q2 /N=qtop1 TO qtop2.
COUNT N= V(1) V(2) .
END REPEAT.
EXECUTE .

(You do not need the IF ... END IF sequence)

HTH

Raynald Levesque rlevesque@videotron.ca


----- Original Message -----
From: Grant <grant@ASKAFRIKA.CO.ZA>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 4:42 AM
Subject: Re: Point Biserial Correlation


> Hi all,
>
> I would appreciate some help with the DO REPEAT sub command.   I been
> unsuccessful after a number of attempts. I need to create a new variable
> variable indicating if  the respondent made a  1 or 2 selection on a  5
> point scale. This new variable is the used to indicate the percentage of
> respondents selecting either  a 1 or 2.  This has to be repeated about 73
> times.
>
> This syntax works when done one by one, but I have been unable to the DO
> REPEAT to work.
>
> DO IF (q1=1  or q1= 2 or q1= 3 or q1= 4 or  q1= 5) .
> COUNT
>   q1top= q1(1)  q1(2)  .
> END IF .
> EXECUTE .
>
>
> Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Grant