2.1:  Nominal and ordinal level variables

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2.1 Nominal and ordinal variables (detailed contents
Summarises full details of the coverage and contents of each of the entries below. 

The first set uses data from the precourse questionnaire, the second set from the 1986 British Social Attitudes survey and the third replicates exercises from the second set on the same variables in the 1989 British Social Attitudes survey.

1:  Precourse questionnaire
myclass3.sav   SPSS saved file (N=169) for pre-course questionnaire on interests and skills
2.1.2.1 Tutorial - Frequencies for nominal and ordinal variables
2.1.2.2  Exercise - Frequencies for nominal and ordinal variables

2:  1986 British Social Attitudes survey
2.1.2.3  Questions and data for nominal and ordinal  variables
2.1.2.4  Reading in data for nominal and ordinal variables
2.1.2.5  Extending your data dictionary
2.1.2.6  Checking your file contents 
2.1.2.7  Frequencies for nominal and ordinal variables

2.1.2.8  Housekeeping  [necessary to avoid clutter on your desktop]

3:  1989 British Social Attitudes survey 
2.1.2.9  Homework exercise for nominal and ordinal variables  
2.1.2.10  Specimen answer for homework exercise 1  
2.1.2.11 Checking your file `contents
2.1.2.12  Specimen answer for homework exercise 2   

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