SPSS Inc. SPSS Statistics 17.0: Command Syntax Reference

SPSS Inc., 2007. — 2342 p. The Command Syntax Reference is arranged alphabetically by command name to provide quick access to detailed information about each command in the syntax command language. This introduction groups commands into broad functional areas. Some commands are listed more than once because they perform multiple functions, and some older commands that have deprecated in favor of newer and better alternatives (but are still supported) are not included here. Changes to the command syntax language (since version 12.0), including modifications to existing commands and addition of new commands, are provided in the section Release History. Base System The Base system contains the core functionality plus a wide range of statistical and charting procedures. There are also numerous add-on modules that contain specialized functionality. Getting Data You can read in a variety of data formats, including data files saved in SPSS Statistics format, SAS datasets, database tables from many database sources, Excel and other spreadsheets, and text data files with both simple and complex structures.