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Google/the internet is pretty much the most amazing thing ever when you're trying to figure out how to use SPSS/to do stats work. Especially when you're textbook isn't clear, or your TA went over the processes required in your homework in about two minutes (my face in tutorial: O_O! X_X! DDD: through the quiz that followed "explanation").
Of course, sometimes you find people explaining things like this:
(on a forum)
Q: Is there a way to recode a numeric variable straight into its tertiles ?
A: rank variables= myvar /ntiles(3) into mynewvar.
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This is probably obvious if you know the answer. If not, what?
/useless school.
On TV: Criminal Minds' goodbye episode to JJ tonight D': Show, show, why? I am torn: I want to watch for Prentiss, who is my other favourite character. But they got rid of JJ and they're cutting Prentiss' episodes. ~Half of this season will apparently have 1 girl:4 guys. *mourns the show with awesome ladies in kelvar, being bff and pwning you*
Of course, sometimes you find people explaining things like this:
(on a forum)
Q: Is there a way to recode a numeric variable straight into its tertiles ?
A: rank variables= myvar /ntiles(3) into mynewvar.
:\
This is probably obvious if you know the answer. If not, what?
/useless school.
On TV: Criminal Minds' goodbye episode to JJ tonight D': Show, show, why? I am torn: I want to watch for Prentiss, who is my other favourite character. But they got rid of JJ and they're cutting Prentiss' episodes. ~Half of this season will apparently have 1 girl:4 guys. *mourns the show with awesome ladies in kelvar, being bff and pwning you*