Numeric Variables (RECODE command)

  • Keywords that can be used in the list of original values are LO (or LOWEST), HI (or HIGHEST), THRU, MISSING, SYSMIS, and ELSE. Keywords that can be used in place of a new value are COPY and SYSMIS.
  • THRU specifies a value range and includes the specified end values.
  • LOWEST and HIGHEST (LO and HI) specify the lowest and highest values encountered in the data. LOWEST and HIGHEST include user-missing values but not the system-missing value.
  • MISSING specifies user-missing and system-missing values for recoding. MISSING can be used in the list of original values only.
  • SYSMIS specifies the system-missing value and can be used as both an original value and a new value.