User Guide

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Data Preparati
on
E
Select the numeric scale and/or ordinal variables for which you want to create new
categorical (banded) variables.
E Select a variable in the Scanned Variable List.
E Enter a name for the new banded variable. Variable names must be unique and must
follow SPSS
variable naming rules. For more information, see “Variable Names”
in Chapter 5 on p. 78.
E Define the banding criteria for the new variable. For more information, see “Banding
Variables” on p. 121.
E Click OK.
Banding Va riables
Figure 6-1
2
Visual Ban
der, main dialog box