Re: compare means layers

[John Darrington]

Thanks for the update.  Would you be able to share the data file you used
to prepare these examples dmwilliams/Dropbox/random_data.sav ?

J'

On Thu, Sep 07, 2017 at 05:46:45PM -0700, Williams, Dana wrote:
     Dear John,
     
     Sorry it's taken awhile for me to respond with more details about this
     bug. I think the inconsistency between PSPP and SPSS originates in the
     MEANS syntax command (not PSPPIRE like I originally thought),
     specifically the placement/presence of the BY subcommand. I wonder if the
     PSPPIRE dialogs could be left alone if the syntax [sub]commands behind
     them were reversed. Anyway, here's an attachment with screenshots of the
     inconsistent output from both programs. Hope this helps. Congrats on the
     release? of v1.0, btw!
     
     Dana
     
     
     On 3/7/2017 6:23 AM, John Darrington wrote:
     >On Mon, Mar 06, 2017 at 08:06:26AM -0800, Dana Williams wrote:
     >      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?
     >
     >No I don't think you're missing anything.  I number of those people have
     >complained about the same issue.
     >
     >If someone can provide a detailed description with diagrams about how 
these
     >dialogs could be improved then maybe it could be considered for a future
     >release.
     >
     >J'
     >
     
     -- 
     Dana Williams, Ph.D.
     Associate Professor
     Department of Sociology
     California State University, Chico
     



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