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Re: Data transformation in the Mac environment
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dr soumalya ray |
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Re: Data transformation in the Mac environment |
Date: |
Sat, 8 Mar 2014 12:28:45 +0800 (SGT) |
hi Mark,
>On Mar 7, 2014, at 2:05 AM, John Darrington <address@hidden> wrote:
>There are a number of ways this could be achieved (for example you could use
>RECODE ... INTO ) but in my opinion, the simplest way is:
>
>COMPUTE newvar = (VARX = 1) AND (VARY=1).
>> There is no option as far as I have found to enter line commands of the sort
>> you suggest, e.g. a COMPUTE statement.
try File -> New -> Syntax
write the command suggested with variable names adjusted for your dataset.
press "Run" and select the appropriate option; if you are running this command
only, "All" will do for now.
>It appears that this Mac version looks and behaves quite differently from the
>GNU/Linux version.
i am not so sure that it is different. though could not say about the
functioning but it definitely looks same to me!
> My question then boils down to whether it is possible in the version I
have in front of me to enter commands like the COMPUTE statement.
yes (mentioned above).
>
>1. Am I missing something in this version, some hidden point of access to a
>command line?
you might want to take a look at the available manual (Help -> Reference
Manual). it is available online too
(http://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/manual/pspp.html#Using-PSPP).
regards,
som