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In SPSS, how do I generate an ID variable that consecutively numbers each case in my data?

In SPSS, to generate an ID variable to consecutively number each case in your data, use the following command, which creates a variable called "id" and adds an ID number under the ID variable:

COMPUTE id=$CASENUM. FORMAT id (F8.0). EXECUTE.

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Last modified on May 04, 2011.

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