Examples (FILTER command)

Filter by a variable with values of 0 and 1

FILTER BY SEX.
FREQUENCIES BONUS.

• This example assumes that SEX is a numeric variable, with male and female coded as 0 and 1, respectively. The FILTER command excludes males and cases with missing values for SEX from the subsequent procedures. The FREQUENCIES command generates a frequency table of BONUS for females only.

Recoding the filter variable to change the filter criterion

RECODE SEX (1=0)(0=1).
FILTER BY SEX.
FREQUENCIES BONUS.

• This example assumes the same coding scheme for SEX as the previous example. Before FILTER is specified, variable SEX is recoded. The FILTER command then excludes females and cases with missing values for SEX. The FREQUENCIES command generates a frequency table of BONUS for males only.