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 […]
Summary Reading multiple sheet Excel workbooks into SPSS is easily done with this Custom Dialog. This tutorial demonstrates how to use it. Before You Start SPSS Read and Merge Excel Files Tool Make sure you have the SPSS Python Essentials installed. Download and install the xlrd module. If you’d like to generate some test data as done in […]
MATCH FILES is an SPSS command mostly used for merging data holding similar cases but different variables. For different cases but similar variables, use ADD FILES. MATCH FILES is also the way to go for a table lookup similar to VLOOKUP in Excel. Merging two datasets by id, which is a unique case identifier. SPSS Match Files – Basic Use The […]
SPLIT FILE is a command for having separate output for subsets of cases. It does not literally split your file into smaller files. Subsets are defined by the values on one or more split variables. After running SPLIT FILE, output is reported for each split group separately until you run SPLIT FILE OFF.Example of output […]
