Replace a numeric fields value with it's value label

[Mark Webb-5]

Can this be done via syntax?

I.e. Value = 1 Value label = Yes

Can the 1 be replaced with Yes and the field changed to string?

Regards

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[John F Hall]

Why would you want to do that?  It seems OK as is.  Numerical values are much more efficient than strings.  Tables will be displayed with Yes, but if you don’t want the 1 just change your SPSS settings to Labels only.

 

From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Mark Webb
Sent: 26 November 2016 08:20
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Subject: Replace a numeric fields value with it's value label

 

Can this be done via syntax?

I.e. Value = 1 Value label = Yes

Can the 1 be replaced with Yes and the field changed to string?

Regards

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[Mark Webb-5]

The SPSS syntax function to do this is VALUELABEL.

My data [5 columns of brands] are string and I want to sort alphabetically within respondent. The within case sort syntax I have uses numeric logic. So I autocode the 5 columns - then sort on the numeric values - then I want to get back to the string values which are now sorted. The VALUELABEL function does this.

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On 2016/11/26 10:58 AM, John F Hall wrote:

Why would you want to do that?  It seems OK as is.  Numerical values are much more efficient than strings.  Tables will be displayed with Yes, but if you don’t want the 1 just change your SPSS settings to Labels only.

 

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Subject: Replace a numeric fields value with it's value label

 

Can this be done via syntax?

I.e. Value = 1 Value label = Yes

Can the 1 be replaced with Yes and the field changed to string?

Regards

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[John F Hall]

Not sure if you can do: RECODE <var to var> 1 = ‘Yes’.  If the 1 is a string you have to write:  RECODE <var to var> ‘1’ = ‘Yes’.  If it’s been changed to numeric you may have to use ALTER TYPE first.

 

A crafty way is to highlight the columns in Data View and use CTRL+H to change 1 to Yes.

 

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From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Mark Webb
Sent: 26 November 2016 10:07
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Subject: Re: Replace a numeric fields value with it's value label

 

The SPSS syntax function to do this is VALUELABEL.

My data [5 columns of brands] are string and I want to sort alphabetically within respondent. The within case sort syntax I have uses numeric logic. So I autocode the 5 columns - then sort on the numeric values - then I want to get back to the string values which are now sorted. The VALUELABEL function does this.

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On 2016/11/26 10:58 AM, John F Hall wrote:

Why would you want to do that?  It seems OK as is.  Numerical values are much more efficient than strings.  Tables will be displayed with Yes, but if you don’t want the 1 just change your SPSS settings to Labels only.

 

From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Mark Webb
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Subject: Replace a numeric fields value with it's value label

 

Can this be done via syntax?

I.e. Value = 1 Value label = Yes

Can the 1 be replaced with Yes and the field changed to string?

Regards

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Mark Webb

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[Mark Webb-5]

Look at the VALUELABELS function. It does what I require. Thanks for the responses.

On Sat, 26 Nov 2016 14:35 Timothy Hennigar, <[hidden email]> wrote:

If your data set in SPSS is fully defined now (with value labels) – why not save translate to excel saving value labels and re-read into spss

 

 

 

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From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Mark Webb
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Subject: Replace a numeric fields value with it's value label

 

Can this be done via syntax?

I.e. Value = 1 Value label = Yes

Can the 1 be replaced with Yes and the field changed to string?

Regards

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Mark Webb

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[Art Kendall]

is this it?
* make up some data.
new file.
data list list/id(f2) inBrand1 to inBrand4(4a3).
begin data
1 'aaa' 'bbb' 'ccc' 'ddd'
2 'ddd' 'ccc' 'bbb' 'ddd'
3 'aaa' 'ccc' 'ccc'
4 'fff' 'ggg' 'aaa' '+++'
5 'ddd' '888' 'ccc' 'aaa'
6 'DDD' 'AAA' 'aaa' 'ddd'
end data.
dataset name original.
list.
begin program.
import spss, spssaux2
spssaux2.rankvarsincase("inBrand1 inBrand2 inBrand3 inBrand4")
end program.
* change ranks to Descending.
recode inBrand1_rank to inBrand4_rank (0=4)(1=3)(2=2)(3=1) into D_rank1 to D_rank4.
formats D_rank1 to D_rank4 (f1).
String outBrand1 to outBrand4(a3).
vector     sourcevar  = InBrand1 to InBrand4.
vector    rankvar      = D_rank1 to D_rank4.
vector   outvar       = outBrand1 to outBrand4.
loop #i = 1 to 4.
compute outvar(#i) = sourcevar(rankvar(#i)).
end loop.
list variables = InBrand1 to InBrand4 outBrand1 to outBrand4 D_rank1 to D_rank4.