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    The document discusses recoding categorical and numerical variables in a spreadsheet. It provides examples of using the IF function to recode variables with one or more conditions. Specifically, it shows how to: 1) Recode a numerical grade variable into a categorical pass/fail variable using a single IF condition to check if the grade is above 50. 2) Assign letter grades using nested IF functions and AND conditions to check if the grade is within multiple ranges. 3) Recode grades into categories like "Merit" or "Pass without merit" using OR conditions to group letter grades.

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    The document discusses recoding categorical and numerical variables in a spreadsheet. It provides examples of using the IF function to recode variables with one or more conditions. Specifically, it shows how to: 1) Recode a numerical grade variable into a categorical pass/fail variable using a single IF condition to check if the grade is above 50. 2) Assign letter grades using nested IF functions and AND conditions to check if the grade is within multiple ranges. 3) Recode grades into categories like "Merit" or "Pass without merit" using OR conditions to group letter grades.

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    Excel Recoding

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    The document discusses recoding categorical and numerical variables in a spreadsheet. It provides examples of using the IF function to recode variables with one or more conditions. Specifically, it shows how to: 1) Recode a numerical grade variable into a categorical pass/fail variable using a single IF condition to check if the grade is above 50. 2) Assign letter grades using nested IF functions and AND conditions to check if the grade is within multiple ranges. 3) Recode grades into categories like "Merit" or "Pass without merit" using OR conditions to group letter grades.

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    Recoding

    The “if” command


    RECODING
    • Recoding Categorical Variables
    • Select, copy, find-replace, enter value to replace, enter replace value and
    replace all.

    • Recoding Numerical variables into Categorical variable


    • Use “IF” function with “AND” or “OR”

    • IF function
    IF with only one condition
    • Grades file
    • Find out if a student passed/failed based on percentage

    =IF(T2>50, "Pass", "fail")


    IF with “AND” conditions
    • Assigning Grade “D”
    • The conditionality will be the first to feature after the bracket

    =IF(AND(T2>=50, T2<70), "D","")

    =IF(AND(T2>=50, T2<70), "D",IF(AND(T2>=70,T2<80), "C", ""))

    • Note that the closed brackets must equal the open brackets

    Q1. Assign all grades, along with “fail” for those with marks below 50.
    Solution

    =IF(AND(T2>=50, T2<70), "D",IF(AND(T2>=70,T2<80), "C", IF(AND(T2>=80, T2<90), "B", IF(T2>=90, "A", IF(T2<50, "Fail")))))

    Note the number of brackets

    Q2. Convert the grades into numbers (1 to 5).


    Q3. Use the “or” condition to get the following categories
    Merit: If grade is A or B
    Pass without merit: If grade is C or D
    Fail: if grade is “Fail” or “F”, whichever you have selected
    Solutions

    Sol2.
    =IF(AA2="A",1, IF(AA2 = "B",2, IF(AA2 = "C",3, IF(AA2 = "D",4, IF(AA2 = "Fail",5)))))

    Sol3.
    =IF(OR(AA2="A", AA2 = "B"), "Merit", IF(OR(AA2="C", AA2="D"),"pass without merit", AA2))

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