User Guide

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Using the Data E
ditor
This example uses the data file demo.sav. This data file already has defined value
labels; so before we start, let’s enter a value for which there is no defined value label:
E InDataViewoftheDataEditor,clickthefirstdatacellforthevariableownpc (you
may have to sc
roll to the right) and enter the value
99.
E From the men
us choose:
Data
Define Variable Properties...
Figure 4-22
Initial Defi
ne Variable Properties dialog box
In the initial Define Variable Properties dialog box, you select the nominal or ordinal
variables for which you want to define value labels and/or other properties.
Since Define Variable Properties relies on actual values in the data file to help you
make good choices, it needs to read the data file first. This can take some time if your
data file contains a very large number of cases, so this dialog box also allows you
to limit the number of cases to read, or scan. Limiting the number of cases is not