OK. This can be considered a bug in the GUI. I think that it should still
work OK from syntax, although I haven't tried it.

On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 4:52 PM someone <maffyd...@aol.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> Thanks for responding. Yes, "arearegion" is a text or string variable.
>
> Thanks
>
> Gene
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Pfaff <b...@cs.stanford.edu>
> To: someone <maffyd...@aol.com>
> Cc: public....@gmail.com <public....@gmail.com>; pspp-users@gnu.org <
> pspp-users@gnu.org>
> Sent: Thu, Jun 2, 2022 7:32 pm
> Subject: Re: pspp-1.6.0 released, review
>
> It looks like that dialog only supports numeric variables currently (this
> seems to be too restrictive). Is your "arearegion" variable a string
> variable?
>
> On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 3:57 PM someone <maffyd...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> oops, yes, my mistake. I didn't want sum for this output, just
> frequencies. Sorry. The frequencies look right.
>
> Next step, I wanted to get means. I mentioned before that when I follow
> Analyze
> Compare Means
> Means
>
> My categorical variable, that I want to group population means by,
> "arearegion", doesn't show up in the left side of the means dialog box.
>
> I can get means if I follow
> Analyze
> Compare Means
> One way anova
> and click descriptives
>
> But two of the groups, East Asia/Southeast Asia and South Asia, have very
> large populations, and when I download the results, the means are
> East Asia/Southeast Asia 20 120000000
> South Asia 8 230000000
> Thanks
>
> Gene
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Pfaff <b...@cs.stanford.edu>
> To: someone <maffyd...@aol.com>
> Cc: public....@gmail.com <public....@gmail.com>; pspp-users@gnu.org <
> pspp-users@gnu.org>
> Sent: Thu, Jun 2, 2022 6:36 pm
> Subject: Re: pspp-1.6.0 released, review
>
> Hmm, this feature seems to work OK here. This syntax:
>
> data list notable list /forename (A12) height.
> begin data.
> Ahmed 188
> bertram 167
> Catherine 134
> David 109
> end data.
>
> FREQUENCIES
>    /VARIABLES = height
> /FORMAT=AVALUE TABLE
> /STATISTICS=SUM.
>
> yields this output:
>
>    Statistics
> ╭─────────┬──────╮
> │         │height│
> ├─────────┼──────┤
> │N Valid  │     4│
> │  Missing│     0│
> ├─────────┼──────┤
> │Sum      │598.00│
> ╰─────────┴──────╯
>
>                              height
> ╭────────────┬─────────┬───────┬─────────────┬──────────────────╮
> │            │Frequency│Percent│Valid Percent│Cumulative Percent│
> ├────────────┼─────────┼───────┼─────────────┼──────────────────┤
> │Valid 109.00│        1│  25.0%│        25.0%│             25.0%│
> │      134.00│        1│  25.0%│        25.0%│             50.0%│
> │      167.00│        1│  25.0%│        25.0%│             75.0%│
> │      188.00│        1│  25.0%│        25.0%│            100.0%│
> ├────────────┼─────────┼───────┼─────────────┼──────────────────┤
> │Total       │        4│ 100.0%│             │                  │
> ╰────────────┴─────────┴───────┴─────────────┴──────────────────╯
>
> which is what I'd expect.
>
> On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 2:54 PM someone <maffyd...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> I downloaded and installed 1.6 from here
>
> https://caeis.etech.fh-augsburg.de/downloads/windows/pspp-win-daily/1.6.0-ge6b96c/
>
> I mentioned earlier that PSPP was not able to read my data set correctly
>
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/11WIET3s4eMHsB6JQ6hOQBx0SKquGRKKw/view?usp=sharing
> I'm happy to say that this version does read the data set. Thanks for the
> fix.
>
>
> I ran a frequency (using the drop down menu, and the code appears in the
> output) but I'm puzzled by the output. I thought I asked for a sum
>
> FREQUENCIES
> /VARIABLES= AreaRegion
> /FORMAT=AVALUE TABLE
> /STATISTICS=SUM.
>
> But I don't see a sum in the output box
>
>
>
>
> Is there somewhere else I'm supposed to look?
>
> Thanks
>
> Gene
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Pfaff <b...@cs.stanford.edu>
> To: someone <maffyd...@aol.com>
> Cc: public....@gmail.com <public....@gmail.com>; pspp-users@gnu.org <
> pspp-users@gnu.org>
> Sent: Thu, Jun 2, 2022 5:07 pm
> Subject: Re: pspp-1.6.0 released
>
> We don't have official binary releases, but the builds at that website are
> ones that I consider to be trustworthy. You don't have to wait for
> permission
> to use them.
>
> On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 2:01 PM someone <maffyd...@aol.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > Is the version that appears on the gnu page the "official" release"
> > https://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/get.html
> >
> > and the versions that appear here
> > https://caeis.etech.fh-augsburg.de/downloads/windows/pspp-win-daily/
> > Are they nightly builds
> >
> > Any idea when 1/6 will be on the gnu page?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > Gene
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ft gmail <public....@gmail.com>
> > To: someone <maffyd...@aol.com>; b...@cs.stanford.edu <
> b...@cs.stanford.edu>
> > Cc: pspp-users@gnu.org <pspp-users@gnu.org>
> > Sent: Thu, Jun 2, 2022 4:27 pm
> > Subject: Re: pspp-1.6.0 released [stable]
> >
> > Go to the page Ben mentioned which lists 1.6.
> > - ftr
> > On 01/06/2022 22:41, someone wrote:
> >
> > Also, adding my thanks very much to those developing, maintaining this.
> >
> > On the gnu page
> > https://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/get.html
> >
> > It says
> > You can install pspp on Windows 64 Bit via the pspp-1.5.3-g797d4c.exe
> installer.
> >
> > So it that was 1.6 version it would say something like
> PSPP-1.6.something installer?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Gene
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ben Pfaff <b...@cs.stanford.edu>
> > To: ft gmail <public....@gmail.com>
> > Cc: pspp-users <pspp-users@gnu.org>
> > Sent: Wed, Jun 1, 2022 12:11 pm
> > Subject: Re: pspp-1.6.0 released [stable]
> >
> > I expect a build of 1.6.0 to be available at
> > https://caeis.etech.fh-augsburg.de/downloads/windows/pspp-win-daily
> > within a day.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 8:53 AM ft gmail <public....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I can only support what John said. Thank you.
> > >
> > > The windows version is not ready, if I understand well.
> > >
> > > Any ideas how to use the 1.6 version in windows ?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > ftr
> > >
> > > On 01/06/2022 15:40, jhwh...@techwriteinc.com wrote:
> > > > Congratulations, Ben and team -- you should be proud of your hard
> work.
> > > >
> > > > Take care,
> > > > John
> > > > ___________________________
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Email: jhwh...@techwriteinc.com
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Pspp-users <pspp-users-bounces+jhwhite=
> techwriteinc....@gnu.org> On
> > > > Behalf Of Ben Pfaff
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2022 1:46 AM
> > > > To: info-...@gnu.org; pspp-...@gnu.org; pspp-users@gnu.org;
> > > > pspp-annou...@gnu.org
> > > > Subject: pspp-1.6.0 released [stable]
> > > >
> > > > I'm very pleased to announce the release of a new version of GNU
> PSPP.
> > > > PSPP is a program for statistical analysis of sampled data.  It is a
> free
> > > > replacement for the proprietary program SPSS.
> > > >
> > > > Here are the compressed sources and a GPG detached signature[*]:
> > > >    https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/pspp/pspp-1.6.0.tar.gz
> > > >    https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/pspp/pspp-1.6.0.tar.gz.sig
> > > >
> > > > Use a mirror for higher download bandwidth:
> > > >    http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html
> > > >
> > > > [*] Use a .sig file to verify that the corresponding file (without
> the .sig
> > > > suffix) is intact.  First, be sure to download both the .sig file
> and the
> > > > corresponding tarball.  Then, run a command like this:
> > > >
> > > >    gpg --verify pspp-1.6.0.tar.gz.sig
> > > >
> > > > If that command fails because you don't have the required public
> key, then
> > > > run this command to import it:
> > > >
> > > >    gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys 85199DE8C6648E90
> > > >
> > > > and rerun the 'gpg --verify' command.
> > > >
> > > > Changes from 1.4.1 to 1.6.0:
> > > >
> > > >  * In the Kruskal-Wallis test, a misleading result could occur
> > > >    if the lower bound specified by the user was in fact higher
> > > >    than the upper bound specified.  This has been fixed.
> > > >
> > > >  * The DEFINE, MATRIX, MCONVERT, and MATRIX DATA commands are now
> > > >    implemented.
> > > >
> > > >  * An error in the displayed signficance of oneway anova
> > > >    contrasts tests has been corrected.
> > > >
> > > >  * Added Drag-N-Drop in output view.
> > > >
> > > >  * The Explore GUI dialog supports the "Plots" subdialog. Boxplots,
> Q-Q
> > > > Plots
> > > >    and Spreadlevel plots are now also available via the GUI.
> > > >
> > > >  * The graphical user interface for importing spreadsheets has been
> > > > improved.
> > > >    The new interface provides the user with a preview of the data to
> be
> > > > imported
> > > >    and interactive methods to select the desired ranges.
> > > >
> > > >  * The user manual, in its Info and HTML versions, now includes
> > > >    graphical output examples and screenshots.
> > > >
> > > >  * New command SHOW SYSTEM to easily print system information useful
> > > >    in bug reports.
> > > >
> > > >  * Build changes:
> > > >
> > > >    - Perl is no longer required to build.
> > > >
> > > >    - Build now requires Python 3.4 or later.  (Building PSPP 1.4.0
> > > >      also required Python, but it wasn't properly documented at the
> > > >      time.)
> > > >
> > > >    - The Cairo and Pango libraries are now required.
> > > >
> > > >    - gettext 0.20 or later is now required.
> > > >
> > > >    - gtksourceview 4.x is now supported (3.x also remains supported).
> > > >
> > > >  * Output improvements:
> > > >
> > > >    - New drivers for output to TeX source files and to PNG files.
> > > >
> > > >    - Table output styles may now be set with the new option
> > > >      --table-look and the new SET TLOOK command.
> > > >
> > > >    - New driver option "trim" to remove empty space from PDF,
> > > >      PostScript, SVG, and PNG output files.
> > > >
> > > >    - The PDF output driver now adds an outline to allow PDF viewers
> to
> > > > display
> > > >      as a "table of contents" for the file.
> > > >
> > > >    - The HTML output driver has a new option "bare".
> > > >
> > > >  * New features in pspp-output:
> > > >
> > > >    - New --table-look and --nth-commands options.
> > > >
> > > >    - New get-table-look and convert-table-look commands.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
>

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