Alan, I have been able to successfully calculate the frequency of v1 in th dataset hotel.sav you sent me.
I will try once again to do a frequency on a variable in the large dataset I have here and get back to you Cecily On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 11:07 PM, Alan Mead <ame...@alanmead.org> wrote: > (Building off my last answer) That depends on how long you've allowed it > to run. Maybe PSPP is too slow. > > -Alan > > > On 9/23/2016 12:33 PM, Cecily Ray wrote: > > Dear Alan, > > I have just now tried your suggestion on running Freq/variable in a blank > window. > That too gets PSPPIRE Editor (Not Responding). I have tried that on my > daughter's > laptop (a 64 bit COMPAQ) since I had already uninstalled PSPP on my laptop. > > I kind of assume that the dataset is too big for PSPP. > > Regards, > Cecily Ray > > On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 10:53 PM, Cecily Ray <cecily....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear Alan, >> Thank you for your early reply. >> I had installed version 10.2 of PSPP. for 64 bit computers with Windows 7. >> My dataset was downloaded from http://dhsprogram.com/ >> (a Demographic and Health Survey for India) and its size is 429,852 Kb. >> >> I have been able to look at many of the variables to see their full names >> appear >> but when I ask the program to give me a frequency or something else, the >> top >> bar above the dataset says "(Not responding)". >> >> I am sorry I don't understand all the technical words you are using >> ("gui" etc.) >> but I have used SPSS for a number of years for my study and work so I >> know >> how to use it. However I never use any syntax apart from the program >> itself. >> >> I hope this clarifies the problem I am facing. >> >> Thanks and regards, >> Cecily Ray >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 8:19 PM, Alan Mead <ame...@alanmead.org> wrote: >> >>> Do you recall what version of PSPP you installed? Do you recall if it >>> was the 32-bit or 64-bit version? I am using an older version, pspp >>> 0.10.1-g1082b8, and it works fine on my 64-bit windows 7. >>> >>> When you say that the program doesn't respond, you click on the gui and >>> a dialog opens but the statistics doesn't show up in the output? Or what >>> exactly do you mean by "does not respond"? Compared to SPSS (which raises >>> the output window when new output appears) PSPP is relatively quiet (the >>> output window should "throb" but not raise itself). >>> >>> After opening a dataset, if you click File > New > Syntax do you get a >>> blank syntax window? And can you type: "freq / x." (without the quotes)? >>> And If you then change "x" to be one of your variables and select Run > All >>> does output appear? >>> >>> -Alan >>> >>> >>> >>> On 9/23/2016 6:44 AM, Cecily Ray wrote: >>> >>> Dear Programmers, >>> >>> Yesterday I installed PPSP for Windows (I have version 7) on my Toshiba >>> Satellite C655 laptop (64 bit). >>> The dataset opens nicely but the program does not respond whenever I try >>> any performing any operation >>> like frequencies of a variable. >>> >>> If you can help me know what to do at the earliest, I would be most >>> grateful. >>> >>> Thanking you, >>> Cecily Ray >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Pspp-users mailing >>> listPspp-users@gnu.orghttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pspp-users >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Alan D. Mead, Ph.D. >>> President, Talent Algorithms Inc. >>> >>> science + technology = better workers >>> >>> +815.588.3846 (Office) >>> +267.334.4143 (Mobile) >>> http://www.alanmead.org >>> >>> I've... seen things you people wouldn't believe... >>> functions on fire in a copy of Orion. >>> I watched C-Sharp glitter in the dark near a programmable gate. >>> All those moments will be lost in time, like Ruby... on... Rails... Time >>> for Pi. >>> >>> --"The Register" user Alister, applying the famous >>> "Blade Runner" speech to software development >>> >>> -- > > Alan D. Mead, Ph.D. > President, Talent Algorithms Inc. > > science + technology = better workers > > +815.588.3846 (Office) > +267.334.4143 (Mobile) > http://www.alanmead.org > > I've... seen things you people wouldn't believe... > functions on fire in a copy of Orion. > I watched C-Sharp glitter in the dark near a programmable gate. > All those moments will be lost in time, like Ruby... on... Rails... Time for > Pi. > > --"The Register" user Alister, applying the famous > "Blade Runner" speech to software development > >
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