SPSS for newbies: grouping categories by using the button "recoding into different variables"

Why would we need to recode?
How do we recode?
What if I need the syntax?
I answer all these questions as efficiently as I can.

[@Drawil00]

seriously I have spent one hole day trying this you are amazing

[@eTcBullseye]

I learned more from the video than I learned in a semester of quarantine 'home' school. Thanks for the video!

[@misshollywigmore]

thank you for saving my life and my degree x

[@Drawil00]

This was so useful @PhilChan thanks a lot

[@arnaudmuller718]

Super helplfull for my thesis , thank you so much

[@AliciaGarcia-ww3qi]

Best video! Super helpful, thank you so much!

[@vincentobi1373]

Thanks for this video. Was very helpful.

[@theophilusfrimpong6445]

Thanks

[@sivkarabbit]

very helpful, thank you

[@essiebee3187]

Thank you Phil wish I found this earlier.

[@yammyk.858]

so useful. Thanks a lot

[@zebredpooding]

thank you so much. this helps a lot.

[@TheGoldenGirl157]

Thank you so much, Bless you!

[@hommastonlimited3187]

I am having problems doing this procedure for more than one question. It says the label already exists in the list

[@brostugen]

Phil Chan, What if we want to recode 2 or more categories into 1 categories? for example, I have a pop quiz, "Question 1, Question2 & Question 3" into 1 category, for example "Comprehension", how do I transform 3 items into 1 categories?, thank Phil

[@123doomdoom]

Thank U very much

[@হৃদয়ে২৪]

Hi, if one variable has 5 dimensions and each dimension have 3 questions then how to combine all this under one variable. Looking for your kind help. Thanks

[@thejgally]

Say I have a much larger data set, some 50,000+ observations. I've combined 3 likert scale variables that sum to equal the idea of "religiosity" (1 being the lowest possible score, 18 the highest). I'm interested in recoding and grouping individuals based off this new religiosity score. Is there a feature in SPSS that allows me to group individuals together to ensure each new group is as close to being equal as possible in terms of the amount of individuals in each group?

[@rudynathan8852]

thank you so much!

[@Ann]

thx!

[@sahaara5143]

How do you split one variable e.g perceived stress into two variables e.g low and high?

[@dangynguyen2835]

what are the principles for grouping? or it depends on researcher's choices
Ex: i want to group the respondents into 3 categories : high, med, and low risk taking
So, should i group them base on the frequency of the options that they chose in the questionnares
5 (always) --> high;
3, 4 ---> med ;
1, 2---> low
Thanks.

[@PhilChanstats]

+Dang Y Nguyen Yes, you could set the baseline group to the one most frequently occurring - this approach is commonly taught. Or, you could set the baseline group to the one that you wish to compare the others to.

[@dangynguyen2835]

+Phil Chan (statisticsmentorcom) thanks. Wish all the best to you

[@liliwenfach2513]

Hi...I have been given data to use with SPSS and I want to convert the sex category (nominal) in to 2 categories at 0 and 1 (currently male is 1, female is 2 and several -'s for refused to answer etc) how do I do this?

[@PhilChanstats]

This is covered in my video on data entry.

[@CaporalAlbinuta]

Thx a lot :D

[@travellingexploration3922]

+CaporalAlbinuta hi..........................

[@juliejones8707]

Does this video have sound? I am hearing nothing...

[@dannacarter8108]

Hi Phil... ur website is not available? Anyway to contact u?

[@PhilChanstats]

Hiya Dayanne. You can ask here? No promises of a reply.

[@bonnietang6018]

err, how do you spss for questions like this?
Yes No
4.1 Do you have control for savings? 1 0
4.2 Do you have control for income? 1 0
4.3 Do you have access to money for your own? 1 0
4.4 Do you have control for loans? 1 0
4.5 Do you have control for cash expense? 1 0
Range: 0-5
Score:
0= no control
1-2=low control
3-4=average control
5=high control

[@PhilChanstats]

Quesions 4.1-4.5 are just nominal. Create column for each response, so you'll have 5 columns.

[@bonnietang6018]

create column for 1=yes and 0= no? then how do i do the range for my score? like the 0=no control, 1-2=low control.

[@eelnoside]

you sound funny

[@hasanainghaleb106]

Thank you so much

[@PhilChanstats]

+hasanain ghaleb Good luck!