Set Decimals for Output

Setting decimal places in SPSS output is not straightforward. A great option, however, is our Set Decimals for Output Tables Tool. An alternative is changing your variable formats. Finally, for full control, one needs Python Scripting or SaxBasic. 1. Changing Variable Formats The number of decimals in SPSS output basically depends on the combination of statistic, procedure and variable format. […]

SPSS TEMPORARY Command

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 […]

Substring (General Concept)

A substring is a subset of characters from a string. Extracting substrings in SPSS is done with CHAR.SUBSTR (SPSS versions 16+) or just SUBSTR (SPSS versions 15-). CHAR.SUBSTR takes two or three arguments as shown by the minimal example below. SPSS CHAR.SUBSTR – Minimal Example COMPUTE var_2 = CHAR.SUBSTR(var_1,3,2). The three arguments mean the following: var_1 denotes the variable […]

Compute A = B = C

Summary A great way to dichotomize variables is with a single short compute command. This is also the fastest way to create multi variable filters. How Does it Work? When the structure COMPUTE A = B = C is used, SPSS will evaluate whether (B = C) is True or False for each case. The outcome variable A will be the following If (B […]

Data Recovery – BurnAware

Available in Premium and Professional editions. This tool allows to browse and extract files from different type of discs. To extract a file, proceed as follows: 1. Click on the Data Recovery icon in the Main Window. The project layout will be displayed in separate window. 2. Select an available session from the left side […]

Unpack ISO – BurnAware

This tool allows to browse and extract files from ISO images. To extract a file, proceed as follows: 1. Click on the Unpack ISO icon in the Main Window. The project layout will be displayed in separate window. 2. Click on the Open button select ISO image. 3. Select files you want to extract. 4. […]

Boot Disc – BurnAware

A Boot Disc is a CD or DVD with which the computer can be started without having to access the hard drive. For this reason a boot disc is often used as an “emergency disc” to start the computer if it is not possible to access the hard drive. To create a boot disc, proceed […]

How to Setup Windows from USB drive?

Step1: Create Bootable USB Drive Start PowerISO (v6.5 or newer version, download here). Insert the USB drive you intend to boot from. Choose the menu “Tools > Create Bootable USB Drive”. The “Create Bootable USB Drive” dialog will popup. If you are using Windows Vista or above operating system, you need confirm the UAC dialog to […]

ISO Burner

How to use PowerISO as ISO Burner? PowerISO has a built-in CD / DVD burning engine. You can use PowerISO as an ISO burner. It can not only burn iso images, but also burn other image files. You do not need install any other burning software. Run PowerISO, click the “Open” button on toolbar or choose “File […]