VARIABLE LEVEL

VARIABLE LEVEL specifies the level of measurement for variables.

VARIABLE LEVEL varlist ({SCALE  }) ... [/varlist...]
                        {ORDINAL}
                        {NOMINAL}

This command takes effect immediately. It does not read the active dataset or execute pending transformations. See the topic Command Order for more information.

Example

VARIABLE LEVEL sales95 sales96 (SCALE)
    /region division (NOMINAL)
    /expense (ORDINAL).

Variable levels can also be specified from the Variable View tab.