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Creating Custom Categorical Variables

It is possible to create custom questions for your cross tables based on the questions and categories in a data set. You may also create custom numeric indexes using arithmetic operators.

Video Guide: https://youtu.be/PcuyMXeZP40


Create

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1. In the Cross Table tool, select the Created questions tab on the bottom of the question list on the left.

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2. Toward the top of the page, click on Create and select Categorical question.

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3. Create a new question by choosing a categorical question. (1 Select Question)

4. Create the categories by selecting the responses desired. (2 Select responses and add filter)

 

5. Click Add to Visual.


  • In the image below the responses have been added to the Visual step.
  • It is possible to edit the filter text as desired.

6. When your filter is as you like click Add as row..

7. Give the Custom question an ID and a question text

  • The ID must be one word using only a-z,A-Z,0-9 and underscore
  • The question text can be anything you want.

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8. Click "Add question". The new variable will now appear under Created Questions and you can use it as a row or column/banner.


 

Repeat steps 4-8 until all your categories have been created for the question.


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From “Created questions” you may now drag the new question into either rows or columns and check that the new custom question has been created correctly


Use & Edit

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Your custom question may now be used for cross tables or charts and as an input question for creating a weight set for your data like any other question.

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If you need to edit your custom question, simply select the question and click on "Edit".





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