User Guide

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Using the Data E
ditor
E
Click Add to add this label to your data file.
E Click OK to save your changes and return to the Data Editor.
Missing Valu
es for a String Variable
Missing val
ues for string variables are handled similarly to those for numeric values.
Unlike numeric values, empty fields in string variables are not designated as system
missing. Rather, they are interpreted as an empty string.
E Click the Variable View tab at the bottom of the Data Editor window.
E Click the Missing cell in the sex row,andthenclickthebuttontoopentheMissing
Values di al
og box.
E Select Dis
crete missing values
.
E Type NR in t
hefirsttextbox.
Missing values for string variables are case sensitive. So, a value of nr is not treated
as a missing value.
E Click OK to save your changes and return to the Data Editor.
Now you can add a label for the missing value.
E Click the Va lu es cell in the sex row,andthenclickthebuttontoopentheValue
Labels dialo
gbox.
E Type NR in th
e Value field.