Creating new variables

-Transform the Variable “Sex” into a Numeric Variable and rename it as “Sex_recode”. Use 1 for females and 0 for males.
-Transform the “Painscale” variable into a Numeric Variable
-Rename all “Unknown” into -1 and “Blank” into -9.
-If values are in the following ranges, give them the following values:

  • Unknown [0] if pain values are -1.
  • Mild [1] if pain values are in the range of [0-3]
  • Moderate [2] if pain values are in the range of [4-7]
  • Severe [3] if pain values are in the range of [8-10]

-In order to test if Pulse [Col L] is statistically different between men and women, run a two-sample T-test using the Data Analysis ToolPak {Use a two-sample T-test assuming unequal variances}.

Hint: You may need to re-organize the data in order to run this test.

-Using a two-sample t-test, test if pain scores (a numeric variable that you create) are different between men and women.
-Which other variables in this dataset can you use to test for differences between groups?

-Estimate the correlation coefficient between “Age” [Column E] and “Total Number of Chronic Conditions” [Column P].