PSPP has a GUI very similar to SPSS, but it isn't lot of options, yet...

2009/6/13 Jason Stover <[email protected]>

> On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 10:01:42AM -0700, jlablackbird wrote:
> > How does r project compare to spss?  Is it very complex for the more
> advanced
> > type person with programming experience or is it something that I might
> find
> > helpful?
>
> R has its own language, which isn't hard to learn as computer languages go.
> R has
> no "point-and-click" gui like that of SPSS.
>
> > I am new to linux.  I have used windows based applications for years and
> am
> > good at it.  I am getting the hang of linux but I am still on the
> learning
> > curve.
>
> R runs on windows, too.
>
> >
> > Julia
> >
> > 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
> > >> ?? ?? --
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