Variables tab
The Variables tab provides descriptions of the attributes of each variable in
the data file. The Variables tab provides descriptions (when available) of the attributes for each
variable in the data file. For example, while the Data tab displays the variable name (for example,
inccat), the Variables tab instead provides the defined variable description (for
example, Income category in thousands). When the Data tab presents the values
1 and 0 for the marital variable, the Variables
tab displays Marital status as the variable name and
Married/Unmarried as the variable values.
In the Variable tab:
- Rows are variables.
- Columns are variable attributes.
You can hide variables and modify variable attributes, including the following:
- Variable name
- Descriptive variable labels
- Data type
- Width
- Number of decimal places
- Measurement level
- Descriptive value labels
- User-defined missing values
Click Create variable to add new variables to the dataset.
All of the attribute values are saved when you save the data file.
Searching for variables
Use the Find variable field to search for dataset variables. The field dynamically displays variables as you enter the search criteria.
Filtering Variables tab data
You can filter by measurement type and variable type. Filtered results display in the Variables tab.