Split your data file by a categorical variable in SPSS

How to use the 'Split File' tool in SPSS to split your data file by a categorical variable. In this example, I split my file by gender so that I can analyse data for males and females separately.

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[ashleighjones]

Thank you so much, you have just saved my psychology dissertation; so much easier than separating the data needed for 16 tests into individual worksheets!!

[aftrscool]

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[kendreatodt]

I like your methodology and the ease with which you both demonstrate and describe your findings.  Thank you!

[쥴스-ne]

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[AhmedWissam]

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[fergusgalbraith]

Thanks so much, this has really helped my data analysis for my dissertation!

[galiwangojoseph]

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[vaveinepao]

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[GOONER]

I'm using a crime survey, how do i split gender values when showing regression? want to show 'female vs male' against a dependent variable

[dazclean]

hi I tried this. Worked perfectly but when I tried to use the new data in hierarchy multiple regression it does accept the data to create an output. it just ssid error

[drjaiminpatel]

How can i distribute age into different frequency like age <20 20to30 >30 year?

[janiceniez]

How about 6 items in 1 independent variable?

[einabasyak]

anyone can help...how to measure true false question then making it in three level (high, medium, low)
for example: level of financial literacy

[meg-jrpu]

do you know how i could split my file into LGBTQ and not based on answers to both sexuality and gender id?

[premiumshorts]

can you please write the steps of the sloution
for example:
analyze > descriptive statistics >explore

Question No 1:

The data given below represents the scores of 10 students in a final examination. Create SPSS data file and for variable Scores use visual binning and recode into different variable to create classes for the data giving code "I" to scores between 75 - 100, code 2 to scores between 61 - 75, code 3 to scores between 41 - 60 and code 4 to scores between 0 - 40.

Find the frequency tables for new
variables. (Save your input and output file).

Final examination scores of 10 students

Sr no. Scores
1 58
2 86
3. 74
4 60
5 35
6 70
7 69
8 55
9 42
10 37

[dennis]

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[liyanahassim_]

I have previously data transformed some of my independent variable bcos I will need to use Multiple Regression later. But I want to split the groups in to Female and Male to have an overview of the descriptive stats first. Do I use the data (before transformation) or the transformed data to do the split group? does it matter? please help, my assignment is due soon and I'm having such a hard time with spas.:(