-encode- maps string variables to numeric
variables 1 to #distinct values, in alphanumeric
order.
Thus
euphemism
barbecue
aardvark
aardvark
concertina
deluge
will get mapped
aardvark -> 1
barbecue -> 2
concertina -> 3
deluge -> 4
euphemism -> 5
and the strings on the left become
value labels for values on the right.
That's it, more or less; evidently less
than you expected.
Nick
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Thomas Erdmann
> I think I overestimated what -encode- is actually doing, the
> explanation
> under help -encode- is a bit short I find.
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