Creating A Recode

mTABWin00000026.gif Step 1: Create Recode Description

All recode questions need to be given a unique recode description. This description identifies your recode within the Available Question and Topics list.

  1. Choose one of the following:

    • Click on the Recode Description text box located near the top of the Recode Editor screen.

    • Press ALT+R.

  1. Type in the desired Recode Description. For example, type in “College / Non-College Education”. Once you have typed in the desired description, press the TAB key, or click on the any other section of the recode editor to complete the entry.

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Step 2: Create New Response Labels

This step will describe how to create, edit, and delete new labels for a recode question.

Step 3: Mapping Old Labels To New Labels

mTABWin00000026.gif Step 4: Saving A Recode

This step will describe how to save recodes you have created. By default, recodes will last the length of your mTABwin session unless you save them.

Keep in mind that it is not necessary to save every recode created. If a recode is relatively small and non-complex, or something that you may only use once, you may not want to save it. This is much like using a speadsheet to create some temporary calculations. The worksheet is useful for the calculations made, but you would not necessarily want to save the sheet.

On the other hand, if a recode is large and complex, or is something you use on a regular basis, you would want to save the recode.

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