>This question is a little off-topic with respect to most undergraduate >teaching, but I know there are several savvy statisticians on this list who >might have an answer to this question: > >Does SPSS have a mechanism by which I can verify the accuracy of a large >SPSS data file by creating two independent versions of the file and >comparing them? We plan to compute and compare descriptive statistics >computed for each variable for the two independent versions of the data, >but this will only those identify variables with data discrepancies. Is >there a procedure for doing a cell-by-cell parity comparison and identify >cells in the two files that have different entries? I am looking for a >procedure that will do what keypunch operators used to do -- verifying the >accuracy of punched cards by repunching them.
I'm not quite sure what you're trying to do (punched card pre-date me; are you planning to enter the data twice?) but try saving both data files as text files, then reading them into Word. Word _does_ have a feature for comparing two documents for changes/differences (part of the "track changes" tool). Charlotte > >Thanks in advance. > >Claudia Stanny > > > > >________________________________________________________ > >Claudia J. Stanny, Ph.D. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Department of Psychology Phone: (850) 474 - 3163 >University of West Florida FAX: (850) 857 - 6060 >Pensacola, FL 32514 - 5751 > >Web: http://www.uwf.edu/psych/stanny.html > -- ================================================= Charlotte F. Manly, Ph.D. Psychological & Brain Sciences Assistant Professor 317 Life Sciences Bldg ph: (502) 852-8162 University of Louisville fax: (502) 852-8904 Louisville, KY 40292 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.louisville.edu/a-s/psychology/ http://www.louisville.edu/~cfmanl01 USE 40208 ZIP CODE FOR FEDEX --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
