Do you think I can enter the variables as individual items with yes no options?
Could I then import it into spss and run the analysis? We have Spss 11 at work. The problem is that it is on another person's computer. I would like to do as much as possible in pspp. Jim Tarvid wrote: > > 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 > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Variables-with-multiple-answers---How-do-I-code-them--tp24009279p24014255.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
