If PSPP had the Multiple Response Command this might work. http://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/manual/html_node/Not-Implemented.html
http://ftp2.arts.unsw.edu.au/argyrous/extra_chapters/SPSSMultipleResponseCommand.pdf The only way I can see getting freqs and descriptive measures is multiple rows. While the SPSS schema is flexible it is always flat. There are hints that r-project handles multiple response variables On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 4:41 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > The way I would do this is to have a variable for each of the 3 job > preferences. > Then apply value labels for each of the possible job choices. > This can be done with a syntax like the following: > > > input program. > numeric jobpref1. > numeric jobpref2. > numeric jobpref3. > end file. > end input program. > > variable label jobpref1 'First job choice'. > variable label jobpref2 'Second job choice'. > variable label jobpref3 'Third job choice'. > > value labels jobpref1 jobpref2 jobpref3 1 'bucher' 2 'baker' 3 'grocer' 4 > 'carpenter' 5 'statistician'. > > display dictionary. > execute. > > > > At this level, PSPP should work exactly the same as SPSS. If you find that > it doesn't, please > report it. > > Hope this helps. > > John > > > > On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 10:09:17PM -0700, jlablackbird wrote: > > I am new to pspp and have an elementary understanding of spss. I have > set up > my data from a survey but am stuck on an issue I never dealt with before. > How do you code: > > What are your three top jobs: > > and there is a multiple list of possible responses? > > I have read that I should create a separate variable for each possible > choice. Then what do I put under > TOPJOB? > > How do the answers get tied to the initial question. I have had a hard > time > finding information about this. The help screens don't seem to hold any > answers. Other forums address it on spss and I'm not sure if pspp can do > it > the same. > > Please help. I'm trying to do this survey for work and I want to get it > done.%-| > > Julia > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Variables-with-multiple-answers---How-do-I-code-them--tp24009279p24009279.html > Sent from the Gnu - PSPP - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Pspp-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pspp-users > > -- > PGP Public key ID: 1024D/2DE827B3 > fingerprint = 8797 A26D 0854 2EAB 0285 A290 8A67 719C 2DE8 27B3 > See http://pgp.mit.edu or any PGP keyserver for public key. > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFKM2ZEimdxnC3oJ7MRAq9GAJ40EznQbJo5sUFI82Af1mNqVetbWwCgiEVp > wL3iq0IzGMgqOUxcaWaSg68= > =IWre > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Pspp-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pspp-users > > -- http://ls.net http://drupal.ls.net _______________________________________________ Pspp-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pspp-users
