I have such an easy question that I can't believe I'm asking it. It's so simple that I guess SPSS's web people could never fathom that someone would need to ask.
I've coded missing data as "-1." I've specified in the Variable View that "-1" stands for missing data. I want to create new variables (summing items on a scale). I've written the syntax:
~~~
COMPUTE GRAT = SUM (g101, g102, g103r, g104, g105, g106r).
VARIABLE LABEL GRAT 'GQ6 Gratitude Scale'.
FORMAT GRAT (f1.0).
EXECUTE.
~~~
But I need to specify that if one of the variables in the SUM statement has a missing value, then the new variable GRAT also should be missing. How do I do that?
Help! I seem to be the only prof in my college today, so I don't have anyone around here to ask. Thanks.
Lise
Lise DeShea, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Educational and Counseling Psychology Department
University of Kentucky
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