randomize order of cases

[Aronne Guaglio]

Hi

I have a sample file and I was hoping to find a way in SPSS to randomize the order of cases. Anybody able to help?

Cheers

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[Steve Simon, P.Mean Consulting]

Aronne Guaglio wrote:

> I have a sample file and I was hoping to find a way in SPSS to randomize
> the order of cases. Anybody able to help?

Create a new column of random numbers. Sort the data by this new column.
Sorting by a random number places the list in a random order.
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