An intermediate guide to SPSS programming : using syntax for data management

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Title:

Author:

Boslaugh, Sarah.

ISBN:

9780761931850

Personal Author:

Boslaugh, Sarah.

Publication Information:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 2005.

Physical Description:

xi, 233 p. ; 23 cm.

Contents:

Pt. I. An introduction to SPSS -- 1. What is SPSS? -- 2. Interacting with SPSS -- 3. Types of files in SPSS -- 4. Customizing the SPSS environment -- Pt. II. An introduction to computer programming with SPSS -- 5. An introduction to computer programming -- 6. Programming errors -- 7. Documenting syntax, data, and output files -- Pt. III. Reading and writing data files in SPSS -- 8. Reading raw data in SPSS -- 9. Reading SPSS system and portable files -- 10. Reading data files created by other programs -- 11. Reading complex data files -- 12. Saving data files -- Pt. IV. File manipulation and management is SPSS -- 13. Inspecting a data file -- 14. Combining data files -- 15. Data file management -- 16. Restructuring files -- 17. Missing data in SPSS -- 18. Using random processes in SPSS -- Pt. V. Variables and variable manipulations -- 19. Variables and variable formats -- 20. Variable and value labels -- 21. Recoding and creating variables.

22. Numeric operations and functions -- 23. String functions -- 24. Date and time variables -- Pt. VI. Other topics -- 25. Automating tasks within your program -- 26. A brief introduction to the SPSS macro language -- 27. Resources for learning more about SPSS syntax.

Abstract:

"An Intermediate Guide to SPSS Programming: Using Syntax for Data Management introduces the major tasks of data management and presents solutions using SPSS syntax. This book fills an important gap in the education of many students and researchers whose coursework has left them unprepared for the data management issues that confront them when they begin to do independent research. It also serves as an introduction to SPSS programming: All the basic features of SPSS syntax are illustrated, as are many intermediate and advanced topics such as using vectors and loops, reading complex data files, and using the SPSS macro language." "An Intermediate Guide to SPSS Programming will be a welcome addition to advanced undergraduate and graduate statistics courses across the social sciences, education, and health fields. Professional researchers, data managers, and statisticians will also find this an invaluable reference for SPSS and data management."--BOOK JACKET.

Title Subject:

SPSS for Windows.

Subject Term:

Social sciences -- Statistical methods -- Computer programs.

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An Intermediate Guide to SPSS Programming: Using Syntax for Data Management introduces the major tasks of data management and presents solutions using SPSS syntax. This book fills an important gap in the education of many students and researchers, whose coursework has left them unprepared for the data management issues that confront them when they begin to do independent research. It also serves as an introduction to SPSS programming. All the basic features of SPSS syntax are illustrated, as are many intermediate and advanced topics such as using vectors and loops, reading complex data files, and using the SPSS macro language. An Intermediate Guide to SPSS Programming will be a welcome addition to advanced undergraduate and graduate statistics courses across the social sciences, education, and health. Professional researchers, data managers, and statisticians will also find this an invaluable reference for SPSS and data management.