Missing values as a range: as in SPSS

In brief

On the "Columns" page, each number column shows which values mean "no answer". As in SPSS: up to three single values (99; 98; 97) OR one range and at most one single value (-9 to -1; 99). Examples: "99", "-9; -8; 99", "-9 to -1", "-9 to -1; 99", "lowest to 0".

Effect

A value in the range or among the single values counts as missing in all calculations; the number stays visible in the data. The range is stored in the SPSS file and in the project (.statable) and read again on opening.

For specialists

Command: MISSING VALUES name (lo THRU hi, v). Open ends: LOWEST and HIGHEST.