A best practice in SPSS is to open and save all files with syntax. Like so, it can be easily seen which syntax was run on which data. One could use the syntax generated by Paste for this but there’s a much shorter and better option. Disadvantages of the Default Syntax Each time you open a data file from […]
Summary In SPSS, TEMPORARY indicates that the commands that follow are temporary. Temporary commands will be undone (reversed) when a command is run that reads the data. Such a command also indicates that the commands that follow are not temporary anymore. Temporary commands between TEMPORARY and a command that reads the data. SPSS Temporary Example “We’d like to dichotomize […]
Introduction SPSS ships with a manual called “Command Syntax Reference” (or CSR). Whenever you don’t know or understand something, this should usually be the first place to look. SPSS Command Syntax Reference SPSS comes with a syntax reference manual explaining all existing commands. This book (in .pdf format) is called the “Command Syntax Reference” and is mostly […]
