Matrix Help

[Matt Freeman]

I've written the syntax below and all is well except that I would like the columns of the product matrix PROD, namely Z1, Z2, and Z3, to be written in
the active data set.  When I run this code, a new data editor window opens
with Z1, Z2, and Z3.

Is there a solution that doesn't involve cutting and pasting?

Thanks, Matt


With the active data set containing the variables X1, X2, and X3...

MATRIX.
GET X / VARIABLES = X1, X2, X3.
COMPUTE U = {.65, .09, -.76; .51, .8, .33; .57, -.59, .56}.
COMPUTE PROD = X * U.
SAVE PROD / OUTFILE = * / VARIABLES = Z1, Z2, Z3.
END MATRIX.

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[David Marso]

Consider MATCH FILES or something like the following:
data list free / a b c d e f.
begin data
1 2 3   2 3 4   6 5 7   6 5 4   4 3 4   4 3 3
end data.
MATRIX.
GET x / FILE * / VAR a b c/NAMES=N1.
GET data2 / FILE * / VAR d e f/NAMES=N2.
COMPUTE U = {.65, .09, -.76; .51, .8, .33; .57, -.59, .56}.
COMPUTE PROD = X * U.
COMPUTE NX={N1,N2,"Z1","Z2","Z3"}.
SAVE {x, data2 ,PROD}/ OUTFILE = * / NAMES = NX.
END MATRIX.

Matt Freeman wrote

I've written the syntax below and all is well except that I would like the columns of the product matrix PROD, namely Z1, Z2, and Z3, to be written in
the active data set.  When I run this code, a new data editor window opens
with Z1, Z2, and Z3.

Is there a solution that doesn't involve cutting and pasting?

Thanks, Matt


With the active data set containing the variables X1, X2, and X3...

MATRIX.
GET X / VARIABLES = X1, X2, X3.
COMPUTE U = {.65, .09, -.76; .51, .8, .33; .57, -.59, .56}.
COMPUTE PROD = X * U.
SAVE PROD / OUTFILE = * / VARIABLES = Z1, Z2, Z3.
END MATRIX.

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