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Chapter 8
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If you select multiple sort variables, cases are sorted by each variable within
categories
of the preceding variable on the Sort list. For example, if you select
gender as the first sorting variable and minority as the second sorting variable,
cases will be sorted by minority classification within each gender category.
 For string variables, uppercase letters precede their lowercase counterparts in sort
order. For e
xample, the string value “Yes” comes before “yes” in sort order.
Figure 8-1
Sort Cases dialog box
To Sort Cases
E From the menus choose:
Data
Sort Cases...
E
Select one or more sorting variables.
Transpose
Transpose creates a new data file in which the rows and columns in the original data
file are transposed so that cases (rows) become variables and variables (columns)
become
cases. Transpose automatically creates new variable names and displays a
list of the new variable names.
 A new string variable that contains the original variable name, case_lbl,is
automa
tically created.