Re: Variables with multiple answers - How do I code them?

2009-06-13 Thread Jason Stover
On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 10:01:42AM -0700, jlablackbird wrote: > How does r project compare to spss? Is it very complex for the more advanced > type person with programming experience or is it something that I might find > helpful? R has its own language, which isn't hard to learn as computer lang

Re: Variables with multiple answers - How do I code them?

2009-06-13 Thread jlablackbird
How does r project compare to spss? Is it very complex for the more advanced type person with programming experience or is it something that I might find helpful? I am new to linux. I have used windows based applications for years and am good at it. I am getting the hang of linux but I am stil

Re: Variables with multiple answers - How do I code them?

2009-06-13 Thread jlablackbird
Do you think I can enter the variables as individual items with yes no options? Could I then import it into spss and run the analysis? We have Spss 11 at work. The problem is that it is on another person's computer. I would like to do as much as possible in pspp. Jim Tarvid wrote: > > If

Re: Variables with multiple answers - How do I code them?

2009-06-13 Thread Jim Tarvid
If PSPP had the Multiple Response Command this might work. http://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/manual/html_node/Not-Implemented.html http://ftp2.arts.unsw.edu.au/argyrous/extra_chapters/SPSSMultipleResponseCommand.pdf The only way I can see getting freqs and descriptive measures is multiple rows.

Re: Variables with multiple answers - How do I code them?

2009-06-13 Thread john
The way I would do this is to have a variable for each of the 3 job preferences. Then apply value labels for each of the possible job choices. This can be done with a syntax like the following: input program. numeric jobpref1. numeric jobpref2. numeric jobpref3. end file. end input program. vari