Variables types locked
Hi there!
I couldn't find any solution online, so hopefully someone can help me here.
I'm analyzing a dataframe in R, which I would like to export to .csv to import in JASP.
Whenever I do this, I sometimes cannot change the variables types in JASP. It looks like every variable is of nominal category (three circles) but with a small symbol on it (which I cannot identify clearly, perhaps a lock?).
I could "solve" most of the cases by making sure my variables were numerical (instead of integers) in the dataframe, but some still show this lock.
Does someone know why/how this happens? Could it be due to the NAs?
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Depends on your JASP version. If you use 0.8.4 (the latest one), JASP should automatically recognize the "NA" as missing value (you can set this in the preference menu). If JASP does not recognize the NA as missing value and instead classifies it as text then you cannot change the measurement level to anything other than text (which is what the little "a" is supposed to signify).
Cheers,
E.J.
OK I confirmed my hunch. If you upgrade to the latest version JASP will automatically recognize the NA and show a "." in its place.
Cheers,
E.J.
Thanks a lot! Changing to the newest version and recognizing the "NA"s indeed did the trick. Thanks for the explanation as well.