Likert Scale results
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This might be a simple issue to fix, but when I do a crosstab with Likert
scale data, SPSS will alphabetize the Likert scale (e.g. Strongly Agree, Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Agree) rather than keeping it ordinal (e.g. Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree). Any way to fix this? Thanks! -- Sent from: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/ ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD |
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hi Guide, it looks like your variable is a string one rather than numerical. Recode your variable to numerical with numbers for each of the answer options, add the correct value labels, and everything should work fine.
cheers, bozena ________________________________________ From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [[hidden email]] on behalf of Guide [[hidden email]] Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2018 7:30 AM To: [hidden email] Subject: Likert Scale results This might be a simple issue to fix, but when I do a crosstab with Likert scale data, SPSS will alphabetize the Likert scale (e.g. Strongly Agree, Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Agree) rather than keeping it ordinal (e.g. Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree). Any way to fix this? Thanks! -- Sent from: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/ ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD |
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Thanks, Bozena!
-----Original Message----- From: Zdaniuk, Bozena [mailto:[hidden email]] Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2018 3:04 PM To: Guide <[hidden email]>; [hidden email] Subject: RE: Likert Scale results hi Guide, it looks like your variable is a string one rather than numerical. Recode your variable to numerical with numbers for each of the answer options, add the correct value labels, and everything should work fine. cheers, bozena ________________________________________ From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [[hidden email]] on behalf of Guide [[hidden email]] Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2018 7:30 AM To: [hidden email] Subject: Likert Scale results This might be a simple issue to fix, but when I do a crosstab with Likert scale data, SPSS will alphabetize the Likert scale (e.g. Strongly Agree, Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Agree) rather than keeping it ordinal (e.g. Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree). Any way to fix this? Thanks! -- Sent from: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__spssx-2Ddiscussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com_&d=DwIFAg&c=nE__W8dFE-shTxStwXtp0A&r=4th65Qi5j9EjZlKYAGAY7w&m=DO8NYkoWmIuhcBvKVqwe9N1fPqOSOCZlNwgNphVaCLI&s=iWUR2cGgtQEfeb-0fxXAAjw9WnmnYnWKllVAB-idVlk&e= ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD |
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Paul As Bozena says, you need to make your variables numeric. You shouldn't be using strings for variables like that: it's very inefficient. Give your variables values 1 – 5 with residual categories for DK NA etc. I usually use negative values for the latter as they are normally treated as missing. Something loike this should work (supply your own variable names). ALTER TYPE <your varname(s)> (f3.0). VALUE LABELS <your varname(s)> 1 "Agree strongly" 2 "Agree" 3 "Neither agree nor Disagree" 4 "Disagree" 5 "Disagree strongly" -9 "Don't know" -8 "Not applicable" -7 "Refused". MISSING VALUES <your varname(s)> (lo thru -1). VARIABLE LEVEL <your varname(s)> (ordinal) From the Data Editor, you can use Edit >> Options to choose whether the output should display varnames only, varnames and varlabels or varlabels only: for values you can choose values only, values and value labels or value labels only. John F Hall [Retired academic survey researcher] IBM-SPSS Academic Author 9900074 Email: [hidden email] Website: http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/ SPSS course: http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/1-survey-analysis-workshop-spss.html Research: http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/3-subjective-social-indicators-quality-of-life.html -----Original Message----- Thanks, Bozena! -----Original Message----- From: Zdaniuk, Bozena [[hidden email]] Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2018 3:04 PM To: Guide <[hidden email]>; [hidden email] Subject: RE: Likert Scale results hi Guide, it looks like your variable is a string one rather than numerical. Recode your variable to numerical with numbers for each of the answer options, add the correct value labels, and everything should work fine. cheers, bozena ________________________________________ From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [[hidden email]] on behalf of Guide [[hidden email]] Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2018 7:30 AM To: [hidden email] Subject: Likert Scale results This might be a simple issue to fix, but when I do a crosstab with Likert scale data, SPSS will alphabetize the Likert scale (e.g. Strongly Agree, Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Agree) rather than keeping it ordinal (e.g. Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree). Any way to fix this? Thanks! -- ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD |
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I have seen examples like this 1 -strongly agrre etc in recent years.
My gut says stick with the old convention of negative, no, low, west, less, unfavorable, undesirable, disliked, disagree, etc on the left of the number line. This may help make the underlying number line more explicit for researchers and readers. ----- Art Kendall Social Research Consultants -- Sent from: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/ ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD
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