Can't get the data for your exercise in a printable/understandable format? Some possible solutions.

(1) Your printed table is more then one page or is bigger then the width of a page

(a) Choose a smaller size
  • Microsoft Explorer View/Textsize
  • Netscape View/Decrease Font
  • (b) The output is two wide: Choose the Landscape option for your printer
    (c) Obtain some Legal size paper and set your printer options appropriately


    (2) There are two many categories in the data.
    If the variable is AGE, AGEDBRN, INCOME, PAEDUC, SPEDUC, CHILDS, etc.  you can do either of the following

    (a)  Under options make sure you have checked Statistics
    Report only the column categories and the means for the dependent variable.  The pattern of the difference in means indicates if there is a relationship between the variables.

    (b) Recoded, compressed, into less categories:
    Recode possibilities for Data Analysis Exercise

    AGE
    Frequencies range from 18-89
    Though there are numerous rationales for recoding this variable (those people born before and after a major event, age categories based on developmental theories, etc.) the following is a sample recoding to compress the categories for AGE
    New    Old
    1        18-19
    2        20-29
    3        30-39
    4        40-49
    5        50-59
    6        60-69
    7        70-79
    8        80-89

    Your recode statement replaces the variable name:
        AGE(r:18-19;20-29;30-39;40-49;50-59;60-69;70-79;80-89)

    To add labels place the label in quotes after each category e.g..
        AGE(r:18-19"Youngest 18-20";20-29;30-39;40-49;50-59;60-69;70-79;80-89"Oldest 80-89")

    In your recode statement:
    • r: indicates that you want to recode this variable 
    • 18-19  indicates that you want to combine values 18-19 
    • text inside the quotation marks, "Youngest 18-20",   is the optional value label and will appear on the output 
    • ; separates one recode from another recode 

    • everything is included within parentheses