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COURSE TEACHER
S. A. AHSAN RAJON
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DISCIPLINE,
KHULNA UNIVERSITY, KHULNA.
EMAIL: ahsan.rajon@gmail.com
WEB: www.cseku.ac.bd/rajon
www.rajon.forumerzone.com
 Topics

† COMPUTING VARIABLES
COMPUTE NEW VARIABLE FROM EXISTING

† It is possible to compute a new variable from one

or more existing variables.
† For example, we may define a new variable
gpa_1_2 which will contain the average ygpa of 1st
year and 2nd year.
† That is,
„ Gpa_1_2 = (y1_gpa + y2_gpa) / 2
COMPUTE NEW VARIABLE FROM EXISTING

† For the overall purpose, Go to

† Transform -> compute
 COMPUTE NEW VARIABLE FROM EXISTING

Select the operands from the variable list and use the operator
buttons as you need in the Compute Variable Window
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† HAVE A LOOK….
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† BASIC COMMAND:
„ NEW VARIABLE = MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION

† SPSS mathematical expression may include

arithmetic operators:
„ + Addition
„ - Subtraction
„ * Multiplication
„ / Division
„ ** Exponential
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† Mathematical Expression may also contain
functions.
„ Arithmetic Functions
„ Statistical Functions
„ Logical Functions
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† Arithmetic Function
„ LG10
† 10 base Logarithm
„ Eg. lginc= LG10(inc)
„ Calculate logarithm of inc and store into variable lginc
„ LN
† Base e logarithm
„ Eg. lgeinc= LN(inc)
„ Calculate e-based logarithm of inc and store into variable
lgeinc
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† STATISTICAL FUNCTION
„ SUM
† Calculate Summation
† totinc = SUM(basic, hsrent,bonus)
„ MEAN
† Calculate mean i.e. average.
† avgmark = MEAN(mark1 TO mark5)
† MEAN is used to calculate the average of mark1, mark2,
mark3, mark4, mark5.
† The keyword TO can be used to indicate that variables (in
order they are found in the file) in between the two
named in the command should be included.
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† LOGICAL FUNCTIONS
„ Logical functions evaluate as TRUE or FALSE.
„ If TRUE, new computed variable will be given the value 1.
„ If FALSE, new computed variable will be given the value 0.
† ANY
„ spsscrs = ANY (course, CSE1100, CSE2251, CSE3251, CSE3255)
† RANGE
„ passed = RANGE (marks, 40, 100)
„ A new variable named passed will be created where, marks with
values more than 40 and less than 100 will be displayed as 1 and
all other cases (< 40) will be presented as 0
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† Here is a look.
† Initially we have this statistics
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† GO to
„ TRANSFROM
† COMPUTE
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† Here is the
Expression
† Passesd
† =
† RANGE (marks, 40,
100)

† Click on OK.
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† Ya….
† We get
that…
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† Now
customize
that
according to
this look….
† But HOW
????
„ Its up to
you….
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THANKS !!!