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• #8: Variable type Variable Type specifies the data type for each variable. By default, all new variables are assumed to be numeric. You can use Variable Type to change the data type. The contents of the Variable Type dialog box depend on the selected data type. For some data types, there are text boxes for width and number of decimals; for other data types, you can simply select a format from a scrollable list of examples. The available data types are as follows: Numeric. A variable whose values are numbers. Values are displayed in standard numeric format. The Data Editor accepts numeric values in standard format or in scientific notation. Comma. A numeric variable whose values are displayed with commas delimiting every three places and displayed with the period as a decimal delimiter. The Data Editor accepts numeric values for comma variables with or without commas or in scientific notation. Values cannot contain commas to the right of the decimal indicator. Dot. A numeric variable whose values are displayed with periods delimiting every three places and with the comma as a decimal delimiter. The Data Editor accepts numeric values for dot variables with or without periods or in scientific notation. Values cannot contain periods to the right of the decimal indicator. Scientific notation. A numeric variable whose values are displayed with an embedded E and a signed power-of-10 exponent. The Data Editor accepts numeric values for such variables with or without an exponent. The exponent can be preceded by E or D with an optional sign or by the sign alone--for example, 123, 1.23E2, 1.23D2, 1.23E+2, and 1.23+2. Date. A numeric variable whose values are displayed in one of several calendar-date or clock-time formats. Select a format from the list. You can enter dates with slashes, hyphens, periods, commas, or blank spaces as delimiters. The century range for two-digit year values is determined by your Options settings (from the Edit menu, choose Options, and then click the Data tab). Dollar. A numeric variable displayed with a leading dollar sign ($), commas delimiting every three places, and a period as the decimal delimiter. You can enter data values with or without the leading dollar sign. Custom currency. A numeric variable whose values are displayed in one of the custom currency formats that you have defined on the Currency tab of the Options dialog box. Defined custom currency characters cannot be used in data entry but are displayed in the Data Editor. String. A variable whose values are not numeric and therefore are not used in calculations. The values can contain any characters up to the defined length. Uppercase and lowercase letters are considered distinct. This type is also known as an alphanumeric variable.
• #11: Handout Step Up Survey Input questions Show insert variables – insert cases
• #12: Edit – Go to Variable EpiInfo Edit – Go to Case 15 Go to Data – Sort Cases by ID Data - Sort Variables (alphabetize)
• #13: Open Computer and Discuss Codebook
• #15: Frequency email and epi info Descriptives – mean age Cross tab – gender x wkresp
• #16: Show selecting parts and copying/paste/edit/export
• #18: Select – if location = “S” Select if location = “S” and gender = 1 Select – usecomp = 1 or 2 (want to look at wkresp)
• #19: Compute attitude = userfriend+newthings+future+effiec+newtech Run Frequency (can then recode into labels (attlabel) Run Frequency Go back and recode (change output variable to attlabx) If age greater than 50 Run Freq of attlabx and compare to attlabel Recode age into new variable called agegrp (<=24/25-34/35-44/35-44/45-54/55-64/65+) – outputs as strings Run crosstab of agegrp to attlabel