SPSS DO IF – Simple Tutorial

SPSS transformations between DO IF … and END IF are applied only to cases (rows of data) that satisfy one or more conditions. In many cases, IF is a faster way to accomplish the same results. SPSS Do If Example Say we’d like to convert people’s monthly income into income classes. We may want to use different cut […]

SPSS DESCRIPTIVES Command

Summary SPSS DESCRIPTIVES generates a single table with descriptive statistics for one or more variables. It can also add z-scores to your data. We’ll walk through its major options using freelancers.sav. The screenshot below shows part of its data view. User Missing Values Before running any descriptives, we first need to specify some user missing values for income_2010 through […]

JavaScript Comparison and Logical Operators

Comparison and Logical operators are used to test for true or false. Comparison Operators Comparison operators are used in logical statements to determine equality or difference between variables or values. Given that x = 5, the table below explains the comparison operators: Operator Description Comparing Returns Try it == equal to x == 8 false Try it » x […]

Printer marks and hairlines (Acrobat Pro)

About printer marks in PDFs When you prepare a document for print production, a number of marks are needed to help the print service provider align separation films for producing proofs, measure film for correct calibration and ink density, trim film to size, and so on. Printer marks indicate the boundaries of document boxes supported […]

PDF/X-, PDF/A-, and PDF/E-compliant files (Acrobat Pro)

Convert PDFs to PDF/X, PDF/A, or PDF/E You can validate PDF content against PDF/X, PDF/A, PDF/VT or PDF/E criteria. You can also save a copy of the PDF as PDF/X, PDF/A, or PDF/E, provided it complies with the specified requirements. For example, under certain circumstances, an ICC profile that describes the destination device is required […]

Edit document structure with the Content and Tags panels (Acrobat Pro)

Correct reflow problems with the Content panel Use the Content panel to correct reflow problems in a PDF that can’t be corrected by using the Reading Order tool. Because you can damage a PDF by editing content objects, make sure that you’re familiar with PDF structure before you change anything. For comprehensive information about PDF structure, see […]