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Chapter 4
Figure 4-1
Va riable names in Variable View
E In the first row of the first column, type age.
E In the second row, type marital.
E In the third row, type income.
New variables are automatically given a numeric data type.
If you do
n’t enter variable names, unique names are automatically created. However,
these names are not descriptive and are not recommended for large data files.
E Click the Data View tab to continue entering the data.
The names that you entered in Variable View are now the headings for the first three
columns i
nDataView.