Change a String Variable to a Numeric Variable

[varioustuff]

Thank you so much! Saved me lots of headache! Simple, short & to the point!

You are awesome. This is exactly what I wanted. Spent a long time looking for a guide like this.

Thank you

[justinasbury]

Thank you!! I struggled for an hour or so trying to sort out this problem and you solved it for me in <2:43 :D

[hazza]

you can also change to variable view and change by clicking string and choosing numeric etc

[YanYan-nims]

Thank you !!!! I struggled this for so long !!! Helpful !!!

[Skylightatdusk]

Thanks for sharing. However, I have 2 questions.

1. Why is it that, sometimes when you go into Variable view and change the variable type from string to numeric, all of the data disappears? Why does this happen?

2. Does this work only by recoding 'into the same variable'? I was always trying to do this by recoding into a different variable.

Thanks!

[archmajd]

thank you so much that was really helpful

[venerahus]

that was super helpful! thanks... i spent so much time searching for this... what the... hahaha..u made my day

[MRradicalmj]

Thank you!! Yay!!! I finally got it!!!!

[Sghrn]

lol, do you really need to "convert" for just one variable? i think u can do this manually in main interface.. tell me how to do that stuff with 100 variables ;)

[ethanwarren]

Greetings video of 2010.  I am from the far off year of 2014.  This does not work for me.  Help plz