That should work the same in PSPP as it does in SPSS. It's still not a clear bug report, though, because you haven't said what actually goes wrong. It's difficult to act on such a vague report.
Can you fill in the blanks: When I run <X>, I expect <Y> to happen, but actually <Z> happens. Thanks, Ben. On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 5:34 PM <jhwh...@techwriteinc.com> wrote: > > I would recode the missing data into the same variable using -99; sometimes, > I would recode in a new variable. Then I would enter the -99 in the > variable's missing field. I tried several different versions, and the missing > data is still showing and is computed when I run a test. > > Take care, > John > ______________________________ > > > Email: jhwh...@techwriteinc.com > Website: www.techwriteinc.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Pfaff <b...@cs.stanford.edu> > Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2021 7:38 PM > To: jhwh...@techwriteinc.com; pspp-users <pspp-users@gnu.org> > Subject: Re: Missing Data > > How would you do this in SPSS? > > On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 2:30 PM <jhwh...@techwriteinc.com> wrote: > > > > In the frequencies, I see that missing data are not included in "valid > > percent" and "cumulative percent." The missing cases are the result of > > question piping in my survey. So, those who were not taken to question 2 > > based on their answer in question 1 would go to question 5. As a result, > > the cases where the individuals did not have an opportunity to answer > > question 2 show up as missing data. I want to remove this missing data for > > question 2 from statistical calculations not to skew the data in t-tests, > > crosstabs, etc. > > > > Take care, > > John > > ______________________________ > > > > > > Email: jhwh...@techwriteinc.com > > Website: www.techwriteinc.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ben Pfaff <b...@cs.stanford.edu> > > Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2021 5:19 PM > > To: jhwh...@techwriteinc.com; pspp-users <pspp-users@gnu.org> > > Subject: Re: Missing Data > > > > OK, I think I need a more specific description of the problem, then. > > I looked at the Frequencies procedure and I still think that it does what > > it is documented to do, and what SPSS documents it to do regarding missing > > values. So, more specifically, what are you doing, what output is > > appearing, and what looks wrong in that output? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Ben. > > > > On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 2:13 PM <jhwh...@techwriteinc.com> wrote: > > > > > > Thank you for your response. I want to remove missing data from all > > > considerations in descriptive statistics routines. > > > > > > Take care, > > > John > > > ______________________________ > > > > > > > > > Email: jhwh...@techwriteinc.com > > > Website: www.techwriteinc.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Ben Pfaff <b...@cs.stanford.edu> > > > Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2021 4:58 PM > > > To: jhwh...@techwriteinc.com > > > Cc: pspp-users <pspp-users@gnu.org> > > > Subject: Re: Missing Data > > > > > > On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 1:45 PM <jhwh...@techwriteinc.com> wrote: > > > > I have been working on a PSPP data file and doing some cleanup > > > > before I start the data analysis. This afternoon I started to > > > > address missing data in my variables. My goal is not to have > > > > missing data included in my data runs. I made sure that "include > > > > missing values" > > > > switch is off in the frequency tables option. I have done this > > > > routine for years in SPSS; but I am not successful in PSPP. Any > > > > suggestions? > > > > > > Hi, thanks for the comment. > > > > > > It looks to me like both PSPP syntax and the GUI support the same options > > > for missing value handling as SPSS does. What seem to be "missing" (ha > > > ha)? > > > > > > > > > Scanned by McAfee and confirmed virus-free. > > > Find out more here: https://bit.ly/2zCJMrO > > > > > >
