An intermediate guide to SPSS programming : using syntax for data management /: using syntax for data management. (2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sarah Boslaugh.
• Other Names: Boslaugh, Sarah
• Contents: What Is SPSS? -- Interacting With SPSS -- Types of Files in SPSS -- Customizing the SPSS Environment -- An Introduction to Computer Programming -- Programming Errors -- Documenting Syntax, Data and Output Files -- Reading Raw Data in SPSS -- Reading SPSS System and Portable Files -- Reading Data Files Created by Other Programs -- Reading Complex Data Files -- Saving Data Files -- Inspecting a Data File -- Combining Data Files -- Data File Management -- Restructuring Files -- Missing Data in SPSS -- Using Random Processes in SPSS -- Variables and Variable Formats -- Variable and Value Labels -- Recoding and Creating Variables -- Numeric Operations and Functions -- String Functions -- Date and Time Variables -- Automating Tasks Within Your Program -- A Brief Introduction to the SPSS Macro Language -- Resources for Learning More About SPSS Syntax.
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (248 pages)
• Subjects: 005.5/5; Social sciences -- Statistical methods -- Computer programs; Sciences sociales -- Méthodes statistiques -- Logiciels; Social sciences -- Statistical methods -- Computer programs
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483389332; 1483389332
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