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Chapter 4
E
Select Dollar intheVariableTypedialogbox.
Figure 4-7
Variable T yp
e dialog box
The formatting options for the currently selected data type are displayed.
E Select the format of this currency. For this example, select $###,###,###.
E Click OK to save your changes.
Adding Val
ue Labels for Numeric Variables
Value labe
ls provide a method for mapping your variable values to a string label. In
the case of this example, there are two acceptable values for the marital variable.
A value of 0 means that the subject is single, and a value of 1 means that he or
she is mar
ried.
E Click th
e Val ue s cell for the marital row, and then click the button to open the Value
Labels dialog box.
The value is the actual numeric value.
The value l
abel is the string label applied to the specified numeric value.
E Type 0 in t
he Value field.
E Type Sing
le
in the Value Label field.