Rod The GUI/windows version of my earlier suggestion:
Go to Transform --> Recode --> Into Same Variables Select all variables that have missing values and move them into the Variables window Click "Old and New Values" For "Old Value", select System Missing button For "New Value", type a zero in the box. Click "Add, then "Continue". Check the data to make sure the changes have been executed, then you should be able to run the standard Compute function as you tried earlier. Sybil ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Sybil Streeter Department of Psychology University of Pittsburgh 4427 Sennott Square Pittsburgh, PA 15260 412.624.4332 -----Original Message----- From: Hetzel, Rod [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 4:11 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: spss windows question Hi folks: I have a *BASIC* spss windows question. I'm using the Compute command to calculate the total scale score of a scale with 40 items. A few of the items have missing values (subjects left them blank). For those subjects that left any of the 40 items blank, the Compute command did not calculate a total scale score. What do I need to do to get the Compute command to calculate scale scores even when there are missing values? Rod ______________________________________________ Roderick D. Hetzel, Ph.D. Department of Psychology LeTourneau University Post Office Box 7001 2100 South Mobberly Avenue Longview, Texas 75607-7001 Office: Education Center 218 Phone: 903-233-3893 Fax: 903-233-3851 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.letu.edu/people/rodhetzel -----Original Message----- From: Kirsten Rewey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 9:12 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Re: vita for undergraduates Hi folks: I'm having a problem that is stumping me. A couple of my undergraduate students are applying to graduate schools this year and are trying to put together a vita for the applications. I'm having a hard time remembering exactly what I included on my undergraduate vita. I'm assuming the basics: Name and address Educational information (Major, GPA, graduation date) Work experiences (does this include sales, waiting, and other non-psychology jobs or just those that are relevant for graduate school?) Volunteer experiences Research experiences (including presentations and publications but also final research projects for Methods courses, etc.?) What kinds of information do you advice your students put on their vitas? Does anyone have any sample templates for undergraduate vitas that they are willing to share? On behalf of my students, thanks! Rod Hi Rod - APS's Observer put out an excellent article on putting together a vita written explicitly for students. Unfortunately, my copy is at home and a quick check on the APS site shows that the article isn't available from the website. But maybe another TIPSter has the article and can forward it to Rod? It is: For students: Writing your vita (1989). APS Observer Vol. 2 #3. (No author was listed on the website.) In the meantime I'll check at home and see if I can't take my hardcopy and scan directly to a pdf file for you. Good luck! Kirsten -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kirsten L. Rewey, Ph.D. | Coordinator of Introduction to | Statistics and Research Methods | "We must become the change Department of Psychology | we want to see in the world." 75 E. River Road, N218 Elliott Hall | University of Minnesota | ~Mahatma Gandhi Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 | (612) 625-0501 | | fax: (612) 626-2079 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
