What Is Recode into Same Variable in Spss

The Recode into Same Variables dialog box allows you to reassign the values of existing variables or collapse ranges of existing values into new values. For example, you could collapse salaries into salary range categories. You can recode numeric and string variables.

What is recoding variables in SPSS?

Recoding into a different variable transforms an original variable into a new variable. That is, the changes do not overwrite the original variable; they are instead applied to a copy of the original variable under a new name. To recode into different variables, click Transform > Recode into Different Variables.

What does it mean to recode data?

Recoding your data means changing the values of a variable so that they represent something else. Within SPSS Statistics there is more than one type of recode that can be performed.