A Step by Step Guide for SPSS and Exercise Studies

Data handling 37
Dialog box 38
Figure 14
(variable) in the data file with the tally of all sports for each pupil. Name this
variable total. Use the arrow to move all the sports in the Numeric Variables
box.
Click on Define Values. In Dialog box 38 type 1 and click Add to move this
value into the Values to Count box.
Click Continue and you will get back to Dialog box 37. Click OK and the
new variable total will appear in the data file. As you can see, the first pupil
participates in 4 of the 5 examined sports, whereas the last participant plays only
one of these sports (Figure 14). To present the results in an appropriate table, see
Custom Tables/Multiple Response Tables in the Analyze menu.
Recode into Same Variables (Dialog box 39)
You can recode the values of a variable and still retain this variable in a data file.
For example, you may have used four variables to measure perceptions of
competence. Three are positively worded (e.g., ‘I feel competent’) and are