In qualtrics, I know how to recode if the values are numbers. But currently I have a question: what state are you live in the U.S.? So there are 50 states. And what I want recode is AL, AK, AZ,... These are letters not numbers. I don't know how to do.
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How to recode the values of non-numbers?
Best answer by MatthewM
In the Data & Analysis tab, you can use the Field Editor to create a new field in your data. Set the new field to equal the abbreviation for each state found in the original field.
This can be done in the "Bucketing" option.
+30In the Data & Analysis tab, you can use the Field Editor to create a new field in your data. Set the new field to equal the abbreviation for each state found in the original field.This can be done in the "Bucketing" option.
Then what next? Many thanks in advance!+30It will create a new variable in your dataset with state abbreviation.
+30Can you provide a little more detail about the result? What do the data in your new state abbreviation field look like?
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