SPSS Syntax, Data and Output The previous tutorials explored SPSS’ three main windows. These are SPSS Data Editor window ; SPSS Syntax Editor window ; SPSS output viewer window . Now that we have a basic understanding of what they’re for, let’s take a look at the big picture: the figure below proposes a typical flowchart for proceeding through a research […]
For merging SPSS data files with similar cases but different variables, use MATCH FILES. Make sure your case identifier -if any- doesn’t contain duplicate values and the files are sorted ascendingly on it. The result contains all cases from both files (like a full outer join in SQL).Second, MATCH FILES also performs a table lookup as illustrated below. SPSS […]
9. Missing Values per Case (Overview and data file are are found here) Missing values complicate some analyses or may sometimes indicate that respondents didn’t fill out the questionnaire very seriously. In any case, it’s a good idea to at least check how missing values are distributed over respondents and we often do so for sections […]
