1.In this example, you will see how to use the SPSS editor.

2.When you use the pull down menus in SPSS to manipulate data are run statistical procedures, the “code” used for these operations is automatically generated.

3.You can save this code and edit it for later use. This is frequently done when you will use a specific analysis procedure repeatedly.

4.The specific SPSS procedures used are listed.

5.Since we are recoding a variable (age), we use the “transform” procedure.