Thank you so much--that helps a lot. On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 11:47 PM, John Darrington < j...@darrington.wattle.id.au> wrote:
> I think there are two things you need to note: > > 1. Whenever you assign a variable, you need to use the COMPUTE keyword. > ie: COMPUTE x = 3. > and not simply x = 3 (which pspp will consider to be a boolean > expression, whose result > depends on whether x has the value 3). > > 2. SYSMIS (when used in syntax) is function , not a constant. However > $SYSMIS is a constant. > > If you look up SYSMIS in the index of the user manual, you should find > this explained. > > So try something like this: > > DO IF CoeMis=0 or CoeMis=1 or CoeMis=2. > COMPUTE MeanCoe2 = SUM(OE15, OE16, OE17, OE18, OE19, OE20, > OE21)/(7-CoeMis). > ELSE > COMPUTE MeanCoe2 = $SYSMIS. > END IF. > > Alternatively, you could use the RECODE command. > > I hope this helps. > > > On Mon, Apr 09, 2012 at 03:52:58PM -0700, Jill Covert wrote: > Hi, > > I've tried the following DO IF commands without success (I'm able to > run > the means correctly, but do not get a sysmis for those where CoeMis is > > 2): > > DO IF CoeMis=0 or CoeMis=1 or CoeMis=2. > COMPUTE MeanCoe2 = SUM(OE15, OE16, OE17, OE18, OE19, OE20, > OE21)/(7-CoeMis). > ELSE MeanCoe2=sysmis. > END IF. > DO IF CoeMis=0 or CoeMis=1 or CoeMis=2. > COMPUTE MeanCoe2 = SUM(OE15, OE16, OE17, OE18, OE19, OE20, > OE21)/(7-CoeMis). > ELSE IF CoeMis>2 MeanCoe2=sysmis. > END IF. > > DO IF CoeMis=0 or CoeMis=1 or CoeMis=2. > COMPUTE MeanCoe2 = SUM(OE15, OE16, OE17, OE18, OE19, OE20, > OE21)/(7-CoeMis). > ELSE CoeMis>2 MeanCoe2=sysmis. > END IF. > > DO IF CoeMis=0 or CoeMis=1 or CoeMis=2. > COMPUTE MeanCoe2 = SUM(OE15, OE16, OE17, OE18, OE19, OE20, > OE21)/(7-CoeMis). > ELSE MeanCoe2 (sysmis). > END IF. > > Error message in Output for the first attempt--others are > similar--expecting end of command at MeanCoe2: > DO IF CoeMis = 0 or CoeMis=1 or CoeMis=2. > COMPUTE MeanCoe2 = SUM(OE15, OE16, OE17, OE18, OE19, OE20, > OE21)/(7-CoeMis). > R:\EVALUA~1\CBOEXC~1\Data\Syntax\TP-OE.sps.6-13: error: ELSE: Syntax > error > at > `MeanCoe2': expecting end of command. > ELSE MeanCoe2=sysmis. > END IF. > > I also wasn't able to simply write: > DO IF CoeMis < 3. > but at least got it to work writing out each number. > > If anyone can point out my error, I would much appreciate it! And if > you > need more info, please let me know. > > Thank you! > Jill > > *We know how to organize warfare, but do we know how to act when > confronted > with peace? > > * > -- Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910-1997) > > _______________________________________________ > Pspp-users mailing list > Pspp-users@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pspp-users > > > -- > PGP Public key ID: 1024D/2DE827B3 > fingerprint = 8797 A26D 0854 2EAB 0285 A290 8A67 719C 2DE8 27B3 > See http://keys.gnupg.net or any PGP keyserver for public key. > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFPg9dlimdxnC3oJ7MRAq0QAJ9OR0yuI5A1tdhuut5ziq0nKaKjRACeK3+H > CFlADwvEbA6wR9byOMKiD2k= > =JGJf > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- ________________________ Jill Covert, MA Peace & Justice Studies Researcher & Evaluator Tel: 619-928-8427 Email: jill.cov...@gmail.com *We know how to organize warfare, but do we know how to act when confronted with peace? * -- Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910-1997)
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