User Guide

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Chapter 7
Optionally, you can:
 Rank cases in ascending or descending order.
 Organize rankings into subgroups by selecting one or more grouping variables
for the By lis
t. Ranks are computed within each group. Groups are defined
by the combination of values of the grouping variables. For example, if you
select gender and minority as grouping variables, ranks are computed for each
combinatio
nofgender and minority.
Figure 7-12
Rank Cases dialog box
To Rank Cases
E From the menus choose:
Transform
Rank Cases...
E
Select one or more variables to rank. You can rank only numeric variables.
Optionally, you can rank cases in ascending or descending order and organize
ranks into subgroups.