Date:         Thu, 2 Sep 1999 14:36:55 +0100
Reply-To:     Jeremy Miles <j.n.v.miles@DERBY.AC.UK>
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From:         Jeremy Miles <j.n.v.miles@DERBY.AC.UK>
Subject:      Re: converting nominal variables in dummy variables
Comments: To: Sorin Sion <Sorin.Sion@CONNEX.RO>
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At 16:04 02/09/99 +0300, Sorin Sion wrote:
>Hi list!
>
>Is there any way to convert a nominal variable with say 10 possible values,
>in a range of 10 dummy variables, other than by hand?
>
>      Sorin  SION
>


That depends on what you mean by "by hand"

The followign syntax will do it fairly quickly and easily (there is
probably a quicker way, but this does the trick.)

RECODE catvar (1=1)  (MISSING=SYSMIS)  (ELSE=0)  INTO  dum1.
RECODE catvar (2=1)  (MISSING=SYSMIS)  (ELSE=0)  INTO  dum2.
etc . . .

JM


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