Supplementser's User Guide on Base 8.0

by SPSS Inc. Staff

• ISBN13: 9780136885900
• ISBN10: 013688590X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-02-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference

Table of Contents

Overview	1	(14)
What's New in SPSS 8.0	2	(2)
Windows	4	(2)
Designated versus Active Window	5	(1)
Menus	6	(1)
Toolbars	6	(2)
Status Bar	8	(1)
Dialog Boxes	8	(5)
Variable Names and Variable Labels in Dialog Box Lists	9	(1)
Dialog Box Pushbuttons	10	(1)
Subdialog Boxes	11	(1)
Selecting Variables	11	(2)
Basic Steps in Data Analysis	13	(1)
Statistics Coach	14	(1)
Finding Out More About SPSS	14	(1)
Getting Help	15	(8)
Data Files	23	(28)
Opening a Data File	23	(4)
Data File Types	24	(1)
Opening File Options	24	(1)
How the Data Editor Reads Spreadsheet Data	25	(1)
How the Data Editor Reads dBASE Files	26	(1)
How the Data Editor Reads Tab-Delimited Files	26	(1)
Reading Database Files with ODBC	27	(13)
Select a Data Source	28	(1)
Database Login	29	(1)
Select Data Fields	30	(6)
Creating a Parameter Query	36	(1)
Defining Variables	37	(1)
Results	38	(1)
To Read Excel 5 Files with ODBC	39	(1)
ASCII Text Data Files	40	(7)
Define Fixed Variables	40	(5)
Define Freefield Variables	45	(2)
File Information	47	(1)
Saving Data Files	47	(4)
Saving File Options	49	(2)
Data Editor	51	(20)
Define Variable	52	(6)
Variable Names	53	(1)
Define Variable: Measurement	54	(1)
Define Variable Type	55	(1)
Define Labels	56	(1)
Define Missing Values	57	(1)
Define Column Format	57	(1)
Templates	58	(2)
Entering Data	60	(3)
Data Value Restrictions	63	(1)
Editing Data	63	(4)
Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Data Values	64	(1)
Inserting New Cases	65	(1)
Inserting New Variables	65	(1)
Moving Variables	66	(1)
Changing Data Type	67	(1)
Go to Case	67	(1)
Search for Data	68	(1)
Case Selection Status in the Data Editor	68	(1)
Data Editor Display Options	69	(1)
Data Editor Printing	69	(2)
Data Transformations	71	(22)
Compute Variable	71	(3)
Compute Variable: If Cases	73	(1)
Compute Variable: Type and Label	74	(1)
Functions	74	(1)
Missing Values in Functions	75	(1)
Random Number Seed	75	(1)
Count Occurrences of Values within Cases	76	(2)
Count Values within Cases: Values to Count	77	(1)
Recoding Values	78	(4)
Recode into Same Variables	78	(2)
Recode into Different Variables	80	(2)
Rank Cases	82	(2)
Rank Cases: Types	83	(1)
Rank Cases: Ties	83	(1)
Automatic Recode	84	(1)
Time Series Data Transformations	85	(8)
Define Dates	86	(1)
Create Time Series	87	(3)
Replace Missing Values	90	(3)
File Handling and File Transformations	93	(48)
Sort Cases	94	(1)
Transpose	95	(1)
Merging Data Files	95	(6)
Add Cases	96	(3)
Add Variables	99	(2)
Apply Dictionary	101	(1)
Applying a Dictionary to Weighted Data Files	102	(1)
Aggregate Data	102	(3)
Aggregate Data: Aggregate Function	104	(1)
Aggregate Data: Variable Name and Label	105	(1)
Split File	105	(2)
Select Cases	107	(4)
Select Cases: If	108	(1)
Select Cases: Random Sample	109	(1)
Select Cases: Range	110	(1)
Weight Cases	111	(2)
Working with Output
Viewer	113	(8)
Draft Viewer	115	(1)
Showing and Hiding Results	115	(1)
Moving, Copying, and Deleting Results	116	(1)
Changing Alignment	117	(1)
Viewer Outline	118	(3)
Using Results in Other Applications	121	(4)
To Embed Pivot Tables and Interactive Charts in Another Application	123	(1)
To Paste a Table or Chart as a Picture	123	(2)
Pasting Objects into the Viewer	125	(1)
Export Output	126	(5)
To Export Output	126	(5)
Printing Viewer Documents	131	(6)
Print Preview	132	(2)
Page Setup	134	(3)
Saving Results	137	(1)
Save with Password	137	(1)
Mailing Viewer Documents	138	(1)
Internet Server Configuration for Viewer Plug-in	139	(2)
Pivot Tables	141	(34)
Manipulating a Pivot Table	141	(5)
Working with Layers	146	(4)
Bookmarks	150	(1)
Showing and Hiding Cells	151	(2)
Editing Results	153	(18)
Changing the Appearance of Tables	153	(2)
Table Properties	155	(7)
Font	162	(1)
Set Data Cell Widths	163	(1)
Cell Properties	164	(4)
Footnote Marker	168	(1)
Selecting Rows and Columns in Pivot Tables	169	(1)
Modifying Pivot Table Results	170	(1)
Printing Pivot Tables	171	(4)
Controlling Table Breaks for Wide and Long Tables	172	(3)
Working with Command Syntax	175	(8)
Command Syntax Rules	175	(2)
Creating Command Syntax from Dialog Boxes	177	(1)
To Paste Command Syntax from a Dialog Box	177	(1)
Using Syntax from the Output Log	178	(2)
Using Syntax from the Journal File	180	(1)
To Run Command Syntax	181	(2)
Frequencies	183	(6)
Sample Output	184	(1)
To Obtain Frequencies and Statistics	185	(4)
Frequencies Statistics	186	(1)
Frequencies Charts	187	(1)
Frequencies Format	188	(1)
Descriptives	189	(4)
Sample Output	190	(1)
To Obtain Descriptive Statistics	190	(3)
Descriptives Options	191	(2)
Explore	193	(8)
Sample Output	194	(1)
To Explore Your Data	195	(6)
Explore Statistics	196	(1)
Explore Plots	197	(1)
Explore Options	198	(3)
Crosstabs	201	(6)
Sample Output	202	(1)
To Obtain Crosstabulations	203	(4)
Crosstabs Layers	204	(1)
Crosstabs Clustered Bar Charts	204	(1)
Crosstabs Statistics	204	(2)
Crosstabs Cell Display	206	(1)
Crosstabs Table Format	206	(1)
Summarize	207	(4)
Sample Output	208	(1)
To Obtain Case Summaries	208	(3)
Summarize Options	209	(1)
Summarize Statistics	210	(1)
Means	211	(4)
Sample Output	212	(1)
To Obtain Means	213	(2)
Means Options	214	(1)
Layered Reports	215	(6)
Sample Output	216	(1)
To Obtain Layered Reports	217	(4)
Layered Reports Statistics	218	(1)
Layered Reports Title	219	(2)
T Tests	221	(12)
Independent-Samples T Test	221	(1)
Sample Output	222	(1)
To Obtain an Independent-Samples T Test	223	(2)
Independent-Samples T Test Define Groups	224	(1)
Independent-Samples T Test Options	225	(1)
Paired-Samples T Test	225	(1)
Sample Output	226	(1)
To Obtain a Paired-Samples T Test	227	(1)
Paired-Samples T Test Options	228	(1)
One-Sample T Test	228	(1)
Sample Output	229	(1)
To Obtain a One-Sample T Test	230	(3)
One-Sample T Test Options	231	(2)
One-Way Analysis of Variance	233	(6)
Sample Output	234	(1)
To Obtain a One-Way Analysis of Variance	235	(4)
One-Way ANOVA Contrasts	236	(1)
One-Way ANOVA Post Hoc Tests	237	(1)
One-Way ANOVA Options	238	(1)
GLM General Factorial Analysis	239	(16)
Sample Output	241	(1)
To Obtain a GLM General Factorial Analysis	242	(13)
GLM General Factorial Model	243	(2)
GLM Contrasts	245	(2)
GLM Profile Plots	247	(1)
GLM Post Hoc Multiple Comparisons for Observed Means	248	(2)
GLM General Factorial Save	250	(2)
GLM General Factorial Options	252	(1)
UNIANOVA Command Additional Features	253	(2)
Bivariate Correlations	255	(6)
Sample Output	256	(1)
To Obtain Bivariate Correlations	257	(4)
Bivariate Correlations Options	258	(1)
CORRELATIONS and NONPAR CORR Command Additional Features	259	(2)
Partial Correlations	261	(4)
Sample Output	262	(1)
To Obtain Partial Correlations	263	(2)
Partial Correlations Options	264	(1)
Distances	265	(4)
To Obtain a Distance Matrix	266	(1)
Distances Dissimilarity Measures	267	(1)
Distances Similarity Measures	268	(1)
Linear Regression	269	(10)
Sample Output	270	(2)
To Obtain a Linear Regression Analysis	272	(7)
Linear Regression Variable Selection Methods	273	(1)
Linear Regression Set Rule	273	(1)
Linear Regression Plots	274	(1)
Linear Regression Save	275	(1)
Linear Regression Statistics	276	(1)
Linear Regression Options	277	(2)
Curve Estimation	279	(6)
Sample Output	280	(1)
To Obtain a Curve Estimation	281	(4)
Curve Estimation Models	282	(1)
Curve Estimation Save	283	(2)
Discriminant Analysis	285	(8)
Sample Output	286	(1)
To Obtain a Discriminant Analysis	287	(6)
Discriminant Analysis Define Range	288	(1)
Discriminant Analysis Select Cases	288	(1)
Discriminant Analysis Statistics	289	(1)
Discriminant Analysis Stepwise Method	289	(1)
Discriminant Analysis Classify	290	(1)
Discriminant Analysis Save	291	(2)
Factor Analysis	293	(12)
Sample Output	295	(3)
To Obtain a Factor Analysis	298	(1)
Factor Analysis Select Cases	298	(1)
Factor Analysis Descriptives	299	(1)
To Specify Descriptive Statistics and Correlation Coefficients	299	(1)
Factor Analysis Extraction	300	(1)
To Specify Extraction Options	300	(1)
Factor Analysis Rotation	301	(1)
To Specify Rotation Options	301	(1)
Factor Analysis Scores	302	(1)
To Specify Factor Score Options	302	(1)
Factor Analysis Options	303	(1)
To Specify Factor Analysis Options	303	(2)
Hierarchical Cluster Analysis	305	(10)
Sample Output	306	(4)
To Obtain a Hierarchical Cluster Analysis	310	(5)
Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Method	311	(1)
Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Statistics	312	(1)
Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Plots	313	(1)
Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Save New Variables	313	(2)
K-Means Cluster Analysis	315	(8)
Sample Output	316	(3)
To Obtain a K-Means Cluster Analysis	319	(4)
K-Means Cluster Analysis Efficiency	320	(1)
K-Means Cluster Analysis Iterate	320	(1)
K-Means Cluster Analysis Save	321	(1)
K-Means Cluster Analysis Options	321	(2)
Nonparametric Tests	323	(30)
Chi-Square Test	324	(1)
Sample Output	325	(2)
To Obtain a Chi-Square Test	327	(2)
Chi-Square Test Expected Range and Expected Values	327	(1)
Chi-Square Test Options	328	(1)
NPAR TESTS Command Additional Features (Chi-Square Test)	329	(1)
Binomial Test	329	(1)
Sample Output	330	(1)
To Obtain a Binomial Test	330	(2)
Binomial Test Options	331	(1)
NPAR TESTS Command Additional Features (Binomial Test)	331	(1)
Runs Test	332	(1)
Sample Output	332	(1)
To Obtain a Runs Test	333	(2)
Runs Test Cut Point	333	(1)
Runs Test Options	334	(1)
NPAR TESTS Command Additional Features (Runs Test)	334	(1)
One-Sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test	335	(1)
Sample Output	336	(1)
To Obtain a One-Sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test	337	(1)
One-Sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test Options	337	(1)
NPAR TESTS Command Additional Features (One-Sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test)	338	(1)
Two-Independent-Samples Tests	338	(1)
Sample Output	339	(1)
To Obtain Two-Independent-Samples Tests	340	(3)
Two-Independent-Samples Test Types	340	(1)
Two-Independent-Samples Tests Define Groups	341	(1)
Two-Independent-Samples Tests Options	342	(1)
NPAR TESTS Command Additional Features (Two Independent Samples)	342	(1)
Tests for Several Independent Samples	343	(1)
Sample Output	343	(1)
To Obtain Tests for Several Independent Samples	344	(2)
Several Independent Samples Test Types	344	(1)
Tests for Several Independent Samples Define Range	345	(1)
Tests for Several Independent Samples Options	345	(1)
NPAR TESTS Command Additional Features (K Independent Samples)	346	(1)
Two-Related-Samples Tests	346	(1)
Sample Output	347	(1)
To Obtain Two-Related-Samples Tests	348	(2)
Two-Related-Samples Test Types	348	(1)
Two-Related-Samples Tests Options	349	(1)
NPAR TESTS Command Additional Features (Two Related Samples)	350	(1)
Tests for Several Related Samples	350	(1)
Sample Output	350	(1)
To Obtain Tests for Several Related Samples	351	(2)
Tests for Several Related Samples Test Types	352	(1)
Tests for Several Related Samples Statistics	352	(1)
NPAR TESTS Command Additional Features (K Related Samples)	352	(1)
Multiple Response Analysis	353	(10)
Multiple Response Define Sets	354	(2)
To Define Multiple Response Sets	355	(1)
Multiple Response Frequencies	356	(2)
Sample Output	357	(1)
To Obtain Multiple Response Frequencies	358	(1)
Multiple Response Crosstabs	358	(5)
Sample Output	359	(1)
To Obtain Multiple Response Crosstabs	360	(2)
MULT RESPONSE Command Additional Features	362	(1)
Reporting Results	363	(16)
Report Summaries in Rows	363	(9)
Sample Output	365	(1)
To Obtain a Summary Report: Summaries in Rows	366	(1)
Report Column Format	367	(1)
Report Summary Lines	368	(1)
Report Break Options	368	(1)
Report Options	369	(1)
Report Layout	370	(1)
Report Titles	371	(1)
Report Summaries in Columns	372	(7)
Sample Output	373	(1)
To Obtain a Summary Report: Summaries in Columns	373	(1)
Report Summary Lines	374	(1)
Total Summary Column	375	(1)
Report Column Format	376	(1)
Report Break Options for Summaries in Columns	376	(1)
Report Options for Summaries in Columns	377	(1)
Report Layout for Summaries in Columns	377	(1)
REPORT Command Additional Features	377	(2)
Overview of the Chart Facility	379	(12)
How to Create and Modify a Chart	379	(4)
Creating the Chart	379	(3)
Modifying the Chart	382	(1)
Exporting Charts	383	(2)
Specifying a File Type	384	(1)
Specifying File Type Options	384	(1)
Exporting Charts and Pivot Tables	384	(1)
Chart Definition Global Options	385	(6)
Titles, Subtitles, and Footnotes	385	(1)
Options	386	(3)
Chart Templates	389	(2)
Bar, Line, Area, and Pie Charts	391	(34)
How to Obtain Bar, Line, Area, and Pie Charts	392	(27)
Bar Charts	394	(7)
Line Charts	401	(8)
Area Charts	409	(6)
Pie Charts	415	(4)
Transposed Charts	419	(2)
Summary Functions	421	(4)
High-Low Charts	425	(18)
Boxplots and Error Bar Charts	443	(10)
How to Obtain a Boxplot	443	(5)
Defining Boxplots	444	(4)
How to Obtain an Error Bar Chart	448	(5)
Defining Error Bar Charts	448	(5)
Scatterplots and Histograms	453	(8)
How to Obtain a Scatterplot	454	(6)
Defining Simple Scatterplots	455	(1)
Defining Scatterplot Matrices	456	(1)
Defining Overlay Scatterplots	457	(1)
Defining 3-D Scatterplots	458	(2)
How to Obtain a Histogram	460	(1)
Pareto and Control Charts	461	(24)
How to Obtain a Pareto Chart	462	(6)
How to Obtain a Control Chart	468	(17)
Control Chart Options	483	(2)
Probability Plots	485	(6)
How to Obtain Probability Plots	485	(6)
Weighted Data	489	(2)
Sequence Charts	491	(6)
How to Obtain Sequence Charts	492	(5)
Time Axis Reference Lines	494	(1)
Formatting Options	495	(2)
Autocorrelation and Cross-Correlation	497	(6)
How to Obtain Autocorrelation and Partial Autocorrelation Charts	498	(2)
Options	499	(1)
How to Obtain Cross-Correlation Charts	500	(3)
Options	502	(1)
Modifying Charts	503	(32)
Exploring Data with the Chart Editor	504	(2)
Enhancing Charts for Presentation	506	(2)
Editing in a Chart Window	508	(3)
Chart Menus	509	(1)
Selecting Objects to Modify	510	(1)
Changing Chart Types (Gallery Menu)	511	(17)
Additional Chart Types	512	(3)
Selecting and Arranging Data (Series Menu)	515	(1)
Bar, Line, and Area Chart Displayed Data	516	(2)
Pie Chart Displayed Data	518	(1)
High-Low-Close Displayed Data	519	(1)
Range Bar Displayed Data	520	(1)
Difference Line Displayed Data	521	(1)
Error Bar Displayed Data	522	(1)
Simple Scatterplot Displayed Data	522	(2)
Overlay Scatterplot Displayed Data	524	(1)
Scatterplot Matrix Displayed Data	525	(1)
3-D Scatterplot Displayed Data	526	(1)
Histogram Displayed Data	526	(1)
Transposing Data	527	(1)
Case Identification in Scatterplots and Boxplots	528	(7)
Point Selection	529	(1)
Labels	530	(2)
Locating a Case	532	(2)
Finding a Case	534	(1)
Modifying Chart Elements: Chart Menu	535	(48)
Accessing Chart Options	536	(1)
Bar/Line/Area Options	537	(3)
Pie Options	540	(3)
Boxplot Options	543	(1)
Error Bar Options	544	(1)
Scatterplot Options: Simple and Matrix	545	(7)
Overlay Scatterplot Options	552	(1)
3-D Scatterplot Options	553	(2)
Histogram Options	555	(1)
Axis Characteristics	556	(17)
Bar Spacing	573	(1)
Adding or Changing Explanatory Text	574	(5)
Adding Reference Lines	579	(2)
Inner and Outer Frames	581	(1)
Refreshing the Screen	582	(1)
Modifying Chart Attributes: Format, Font, and Size Menus	583	(18)
Modifying Attributes (Format Menu)	583	(18)
Palettes	584	(10)
Changing or Rotating the Axes	594	(3)
Exploding Pie Chart Slices	597	(1)
Handling Missing Data in a Line Chart	598	(3)
Utilities	601	(6)
Variable Information	601	(1)
Variable Sets	602	(3)
Define Variable Sets	603	(1)
Use Sets	604	(1)
Reordering Target Variable Lists	605	(2)
Options	607	(14)
General Options	608	(2)
Viewer Options	610	(1)
Output Label Options	611	(1)
Chart Options	612	(1)
Interactive Chart Options	613	(1)
Pivot Table Options	614	(2)
Data Options	616	(1)
Currency Options	617	(1)
Script Options	618	(2)
Draft Viewer Options	620	(1)
Customizing Menus and Toolbars	621	(8)
Menu Editor	621	(1)
To Add Items to the Menus	621	(1)
Customizing Toolbars	622	(7)
To Customize Toolbars	623	(6)
Production facility	629	(10)
Syntax Rules for the Production Facility	631	(1)
Production Export Options	632	(1)
User Prompts	633	(1)
Production Macro Prompting	634	(1)
Production Options	635	(1)
Format Control for Production Jobs	635	(3)
Controlling Pivot Table Format with Command Syntax	637	(1)
Running Production Jobs from a Command Line	638	(1)
Scripting facility	639	(30)
To Run a Script	640	(1)
Autoscripts	640	(2)
Creating and Editing Scripts	642	(9)
To Edit a Script	643	(1)
Script Window	644	(2)
Starter Scripts	646	(1)
Creating Autoscripts	647	(4)
How Scripts Work	651	(6)
Declaring Variables	652	(1)
Getting Automation Objects	653	(2)
Properties and Methods	655	(1)
The Object Browser	656	(1)
Procedures	657	(2)
To Add a New Procedure in a Script	658	(1)
Global Procedures	658	(1)
Adding a Description to a Script	659	(1)
Scripting Custom Dialog Boxes	660	(4)
To Create a Custom Dialog Box	661	(1)
Dialog Monitor Functions (DialogFunc)	661	(3)
Debugging Scripts	664	(2)
To Step through a Script	665	(1)
The Debugging Pane	665	(1)
Script Files and Syntax Files	666	(3)
Running Command Syntax from a Script	667	(1)
Running a Script from Command Syntax	668	(1)
A Database Capture Assistant	669	(2)
B Customizing HTML Documents	671	(4)
To Add Customized HTML Code to Exported Output Documents	671	(1)
Content and Format of the Text File for Customized HTML	672	(1)
To Use a Different File or Location for Custom HTML Code	672	(3)
Index	675