How do you code and analyze multiple response questions in SPSS?

How do you code and analyze multiple response questions in SPSS?

Creating and Using a Multiple-Response Set in SPSS

  1. Open the Apples and Oranges.
  2. Choose Analyze→Multiple Response→Define Variable Sets.
  3. In the Set Definition list, select each variable you want to include in your new multiple dataset, and then click the arrow to move the selections to the Variables in Set list.

What are multiple response variables?

Multiple Response Sets. This collection of variables is called a multiple response set. In a multiple dichotomy set, a separate variable is created for each of the valid responses to the question. Each variable has two possible values, which indicate whether or not the response was selected by the survey taker.

How do you find the percentage of a multiple choice question?

How to calculate percentage

  1. Determine the whole or total amount of what you want to find a percentage for.
  2. Divide the number that you wish to determine the percentage for.
  3. Multiply the value from step two by 100.

Can you compare the responses to two surveys?

You can compare the responses from two or more surveys that have the same structure or contain matching questions. This allows you to, for example: Compare different language versions of the same survey, as long as the order, number and types of questions are the same.

Is it possible to have multiple multivariate responses?

We are not here to discuss multivariate responses in general, nor repeated measures, nor panel data or longitudinal data, etc. In statistical computing terms, such multiple responses may pose difficulties both for data structure and for data analysis.

How are multiple response questions represented in Excel?

For a given multiple response question, each answer option should be represented in a separate column (variable). The multiple response variables should be numeric. If they are string, you will need to convert them to numeric codes (see the Automatic Recode procedure).

How do I create a compare rule for a survey?

To create a compare rule: Go to the Analyze Results section of your survey. In the ø Rules section of the left sidebar, click + Compare. Select a compare rule type. Choose the criteria you want to focus on. Click Apply.