To Collapse a Variable with Nine Categories into a Variable

question 26

Multiple Choice

To collapse a variable with nine categories into a variable with just three categories while not losing any valid cases, you would use which SPSS procedure?

• A) Compute
• B) Recode
• C) Select Cases
• D) Split File

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