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I cannot use string variables for creating a multiple response set within Analyze - Multiple Response - Define Variable Sets

Troubleshooting


Problem

I have a data file which contains string variables only. The string variables represent answers to multiple response questions and are either dichotomous or categorical answers coded as strings. However, when I click on Analyze - Multiple Response - Define Variable Sets I get a popup window with a warning: "All variables in the working file or in variable sets in use are inappropriate for this dialog box", why is this?

Resolving The Problem

This is functioning as designed. Within the menu Analyze - Multiple response - Define Variable Sets it is not possible to use string variables for MULT RESPONSE sets. To circumvent the issue you can either autorecode your string variables into numeric variables and use them with MULT RESPONSE. If you have the Custom Tables option you can create MR SETS with your string variables wthout recoding them into numeric

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Historical Number

83884

Document Information

More support for:
IBM SPSS Statistics

Software version:
Not Applicable

Operating system(s):
Windows

Document number:
423003

Modified date:
16 April 2020

UID

swg21483681

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