Dear group,

I am just a newbie with SPSS and I hope I'll be forgiven if my question doesn't sound like "linear" but till some days ago my mind was used to work in a "programming language paradigm".

I am using the function Analysys -> Crosstabs and I can get a nice contigency grid for my Gender patient (binomial) * My category(binomial).

Now I'd like to add an extra layer: I'd like to split, for each My category, if My variable is => 10 or < 10.

I've tried to create an extra var with a conditional content but I'm still need to get into the process of SPSS...

Hope to find someone who will be able to help me with kindness :)

Wish you a nice day!

Hi. Try this.

In syntax:

COMPUTE Group=(My_Variable GE 10).

EXECUTE.

Then in the Crosstabs dialog:

Hi Rick Marcantonio and thank you for you're really prompt answer.

I ignored the existence of the synxtax function...

Can I create this kind of virtual groups just by the UI or I need to pass by syntax modality?

It looks like way similar to R Studio.

I'll have a look to this new programming language

I find it easier to do in syntax. However, you can use the UI:

Transform > Compute Variable...

Thank you once again, Rick Marcantonio.

As you suggested it may work but I'm making things a bit more complex.

I'd like to generate a var that contains a value according to other two variables (Ddimero and Cutoffddimeroforage) into the dataset.

I tried with syntax but I'm making some mistake, don't know where...

IF (Ddimero >= Cutoffddimeroforage).
COMPUTE DDimeroAdj=0.
ELSE.
COMPUTE DDimeroAdj=1.
EXECUTE.

There's a way to make this by UI?

You needed DO IF, not IF:

DO IF (Ddimero >= Cutoffddimeroforage).

COMPUTE DDimeroAdj=0.

ELSE.

COMPUTE DDimeroAdj=1.

EXECUTE.

Although, with something so simple, you just do:

COMPUTE DDimeroAdj=1.

IF (Ddimero >= Cutoffddimeroforage) DDimeroAdj=0.

This will do the same through the UI:

Transform > Compute Variable...

Press OK. Go back to Transform > Compute Variable...

Then press If...

Then click Continue, then OK.

That should do it.

IF (Ddimero >= Cutoffddimeroforage).COMPUTE DDimeroAdj=0.ELSE.COMPUTE DDimeroAdj=1.EXECUTE.