Full Time Equivalent Sample Code

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1 The following pseudo code and SPSS code is provided to illustrate the Full Time Equivalent data definition

L_FTELP

2 The following table shows the steps required to derive L_FTELP.

Step	Condition	Action if true	Action if false
1	L_LIVE_B >1	Set L_FTELP=L_EXP_B/450	Set L_FTELP to 0
2	Is L_FTELP>1	Set L_FTELP to 1	None
3	Does L_MODE_B=1	Set L_FTELP

3 The following SPSS code illustrates how to derive L_FTELP

GET FILE ‘………..LEARNER data set’.

/* For the purpose of this definition, a full time learner is one who has 450 cyglh.
DO IF L_LIVE_B >1.
 COMPUTE L_FTELP = L_EXP_B/450.
 IF (L_FTELP>1) L_FTELP = 1.
 IF l_MODE_B = 1 L_FTELP = 1.
END IF.

FORMAT L_FTELP (F5.4).
VARIABLE LABELS L_FTELP ‘DV - Full time equivalent’.

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Date issued	25 January 2006
Date created	21 December 2005
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