An intermediate guide to SPSS programming
Subtitle: using syntax for data management
By: Sarah Boslaugh.
Publisher: Sage
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
Subjects: SPSS for Windows; Social sciences -- Statistical methods -- Computer programs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 227) and index.
Table of contents: title: What Is SPSS?; title: Interacting With SPSS; title: Types of Files in SPSS; title: Customizing the SPSS Environment; title: An Introduction to Computer Programming; title: Programming Errors; title: Documenting Syntax, Data and Output Files; title: Reading Raw Data in SPSS; title: Reading SPSS System and Portable Files; title: Reading Data Files Created by Other Programs; title: Reading Complex Data Files; title: Saving Data Files; title: Inspecting a Data File; title: Combining Data Files; title: Data File Management; title: Restructuring Data Files; title: Handling Missing Data in SPSS; title: Using Random Processes in SPSS; title: Variables in SPSS; title: Variable and Value Labels; title: Recoding and Creating Variables; title: Numeric Operations and Functions; title: String Functions; title: Date and Time Variables; title: Automating Tasks Within Your Program; title: A Brief Introduction to the SPSS Macro Language; title: Resources for Learning More About SPSS Syntax.