I strongly recommend that you enter data into a spreadsheet like Excel or OpenOffice/LibreOffice Calc and then read the data using PSPP. There have been bugs that cause PSPP (and SPSS) to crash and cause data loss.
-Alan On 2/5/2020 4:09 PM, Jeremy Canipe wrote: > Hi Alan- > > Many thanks! That is very helpful. > > I accidentally entered an extra case in the middle of my database, and > then realized that I wasn't quite sure how to get rid of it after > looking around a bit. > > Best regards, > > Jermy Canipe > > On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 2:43 PM Alan Mead <am...@alanmead.org > <mailto:am...@alanmead.org>> wrote: > > Using the PSPPIRE Data Editor (the "data window") select "Data > View" at the bottom left (if it's not already selected) and select > your case and choose "Edit > Clear Case" and the cases will be > deleted. > > I usually prefer syntax because if you save the syntax, it makes > the analysis replicable and provides some record of what you did. > > You would probably use SELECT IF to select the remaining data: > > https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/es/SSLVMB_24.0.0/spss/base/syn_select_if_overview.html > > You can also use FILTER (and other commands) to exclude cases from > specific analyses. > > -Alan > > On 2/5/2020 1:17 PM, Jeremy Canipe wrote: >> Good afternoon- >> >> I am hoping someone may be able to tell me how delete a case in a PSPP >> file. >> >> Seems like a very common issue, so I am hoping someone may be able to >> help. >> >> >> Kind regards, >> >> *Jeremy T. Canipe* > > -- > > Alan D. Mead, Ph.D. > President, Talent Algorithms Inc. > > science + technology = better workers > > http://www.alanmead.org > > > When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly > stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was > astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years. > > -- Mark Twain > > -- Alan D. Mead, Ph.D. President, Talent Algorithms Inc. science + technology = better workers http://www.alanmead.org When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years. -- Mark Twain
