User Guide

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Data Preparati
on
E
Click Make Cutpoints.
E Select the criteria for generating cutpoints that will define the banded categories.
E Click Apply.
Figure 6-13
Make Cutpoin
ts dialog box
Note: The Make Cutpoints dialog box is not available if you scanned zero cases.
Equal Width Intervals. Generates banded categories of equal width (for example, 1–10,
11–20,
21–30,etc.),basedonanytwoofthefollowingthreecriteria:
 First
Cutpoint Location.
The value that defines the upper end of the lowest banded
category (for example, a value of 10 indicates a range that includes all values up
to 10).
 Number of Cutpoints. The number of banded categories is the number of cutpoints
plus o
ne. For example, 9 cutpoints generate 10 banded categories.
 Widt
h.
The width of each interval. For example, a value of 10 would band age in
years into 10-year intervals.