Percentile ranks

Command:

Tools Percentile ranks

Description

Allows to create a new variable containing the Percentile ranks of the data in a numeric variable.

Required input

• Column: the column in which you want to place the Percentile ranks.
• Options
  
  • List empty columns only: if this option is selected, only empty columns are listed in the column selection box.
  • Clear column: the selected column will be cleared prior to generating and storing the Percentile ranks.
• Header: the header (top cell) for the selected column.
• Data: select the numeric variable and a possible filter.

Click OK to proceed. The selected column in the spreadsheet is filled with the Percentile ranks of the selected data.

See also

• Generate random sample
• Rank cases
• z-scores
• Power transformation...
• Create groups...