compare means layers

[Dana Williams]

Some of my Stats students were following along on PSPP as I demonstrated
using the compare means function on SPSS (descriptive, not t or F). All
of this is through the GUI (for both SPSS and PSPP). When adding a
second layer in SPSS, the independent variable is nested with the first
IV, in a single output table. However, in PSPPIRE, using the layer tool
separates the layers into separate tables, but adding multiple IVs into
a single layer combines (and nests) them together. The functionality of
PSPPIRE's layer tool seems opposite of SPSS's. Is that correct or am I
missing something?

Thanks for anyone's insight,
Dana

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Dana Williams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology
California State University, Chico