User Guide

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Data Transform
ations
The following table shows how the different methods assign ranks to tied values:
Automatic Recode
The Automatic Recode dialog box allows you to convert string and numeric values
into cons
ecutive integers. When category codes are not sequential, the resulting
empty cells reduce performance and increase memory requirements for many
procedures. Additionally, some procedures cannot use string variables, and some
require c
onsecutive integer values for factor levels.
Figure 7-15
Automatic Recode dialog box