2022 Introduction to Statistics in Research Mitchell 2nd ed

I N T R O T O R E S E A R C H : D A T A V I S U A L I Z A T I O N & C O M M O N S T A T T E S T S

4) Next click “Change” so it will populate, then

Table 22: Pop-up screen - Recoding Questions 3 & 4 in SPSS

5) Click “Old and New Values” Here is where the recoding takes place where 1 =5, 2=4, 3=3, 2=4, and 1=5 (It may seem odd to work with 3 = 3, but you need to do this one too. The arrow shows how each one is added.

Table 23: Recoding - Clicking Old and new values in SPSS Version 27

6) Then select continue and look at the data – notice the Q3R and Q4R are shown with the rest of the data. Never delete your original data!

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