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Re: compare means layers
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John Darrington |
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Re: compare means layers |
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Sun, 10 Sep 2017 07:35:49 +0200 |
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Thanks for the update. Would you be able to share the data file you used
to prepare these examples dmwilliams/Dropbox/random_data.sav ?
J'
On Thu, Sep 07, 2017 at 05:46:45PM -0700, Williams, Dana wrote:
Dear John,
Sorry it's taken awhile for me to respond with more details about this
bug. I think the inconsistency between PSPP and SPSS originates in the
MEANS syntax command (not PSPPIRE like I originally thought),
specifically the placement/presence of the BY subcommand. I wonder if the
PSPPIRE dialogs could be left alone if the syntax [sub]commands behind
them were reversed. Anyway, here's an attachment with screenshots of the
inconsistent output from both programs. Hope this helps. Congrats on the
release? of v1.0, btw!
Dana
On 3/7/2017 6:23 AM, John Darrington wrote:
>On Mon, Mar 06, 2017 at 08:06:26AM -0800, Dana Williams wrote:
> Some of my Stats students were following along on PSPP as I
demonstrated
> using the compare means function on SPSS (descriptive, not t or F).
All
> of this is through the GUI (for both SPSS and PSPP). When adding a
> second layer in SPSS, the independent variable is nested with the
first
> IV, in a single output table. However, in PSPPIRE, using the layer
tool
> separates the layers into separate tables, but adding multiple IVs
into
> a single layer combines (and nests) them together. The
functionality of
> PSPPIRE's layer tool seems opposite of SPSS's. Is that correct or
am I
> missing something?
>
>No I don't think you're missing anything. I number of those people have
>complained about the same issue.
>
>If someone can provide a detailed description with diagrams about how
these
>dialogs could be improved then maybe it could be considered for a future
>release.
>
>J'
>
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Dana Williams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
California State University, Chico
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