Other Provision Flag Sample Code

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1 The following pseudo code and SPSS code is provided to illustrate the Other Provision Flag data definition

A_OPROV

2 The following table shows the steps required to derive A_OPROV

Step	Condition	Action if true	Action if false
1	Does A_FUN_ST =1, or 2, or 3, or 6	Go to 2	Set A_OPROV to 0
2	Does A_AWARDB = None	Set A_OPROV to 1	Set A_OPROV to 2

3 The following SPSS code illustrates how to derive A_OPROV

/* Other provision. Creates DV A_OPROV
/* (LSC Note that this is different to the current definition used in the toolkit and is different to the KPMG definition).
Get file =’ Aims data set’.
SORT CASES A09.
MATCH FILES /FILE=(aims file)
 /TABLE=’………………..Analytical LAD data set’
 /BY A09.

/*create new temporary variable called A_APPROV.
COMPUTE A_APPROV = 0.
IF(ANY(A_FUN_ST,'01','02','03','06')) A_APPROV = 1.

/*Create new variable at aim level.
COMPUTE A_OPROV = 0. 

/*internally accredited – other provision.
IF (A_APPROV = 0 AND A_AWARDB = ‘NONE’) A_OPROV = 1.

/*externally accredited – other provision.
IF (A_APPROV = 0 AND A_AWARDB <> ‘NONE’) A_OPROV = 2.

VARIABLE LABELS A_OPROV 'DV – Is the aim an other provision learning aim'.
VALUE LABELS A_OPROV
 0 ‘Aim is not Other Provision’
 1 ‘Aim is Internally Certificated Other Provision’
 2 ‘Aim is Externally Accredited Other Provision’.

Creator	Analysis and MI Team
Date issued	9 December 2005
Date created	9 December 2005
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