SPSS Question About Decimal Places

Question

When entering data variable for distance. What formula do I enter to make the data look like this?

Data Example: 0.01031

Answer 1

To display your distance values like 0.01031, you have two options in SPSS:



1. Adjust the Display Format: In Variable View, set the “Decimals” column for your distance variable to 5. This will display your values with five decimal places.
2. Compute a Rounded Variable: If you need to round the values, use Transform > Compute Variable and enter: ROUND(distance, 5). This creates a new variable (e.g., distance_rounded) with values rounded to 5 decimal places.

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