Need Help

[Manoj Soni]

Dear Listers.

 

Hello and Greetings.

 

I need one help regarding help in spss.

 

I have Two variables named; Start Time_Hrs.    and Start Time_Minutes;       Example:     in Start Time_Hrs the value is 11    and    30  is in Start Time_minutes             ; It means Time is   30 minutes past 11       .

 

And the same pattern ;

 

I have Two more variables named. End Time_Hrs.    and End Time_Minutes  ;       Example:    In End Time the value is 12    and    40 is in End Time_minute              ; It means Time is   40 minutes past 12      

 

Start Time_Hrs	Start Time_Minutes	End Time_Hrs	End Time_Minutes	Difference in minutes
11	30	12	40	70( Should be caluculated automatically )?

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Now I have to calculate one variable that should have the difference in minutes  of both time ( End Time-Start Time , it means according to my example, the answer should come in new variable 70 minutes.

 

How can we do this using spss.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Warm Regards

Manoj

 

[Maclennan, Graeme S.]

Manoj asked:

 

 

I have Two variables named; Start Time_Hrs.    and Start Time_Minutes;       Example:     in Start Time_Hrs the value is 11    and    30  is in Start Time_minutes             ; It means Time is   30 minutes past 11       .

 

And the same pattern ;

 

I have Two more variables named. End Time_Hrs.    and End Time_Minutes  ;       Example:    In End Time the value is 12    and    40 is in End Time_minute              ; It means Time is   40 minutes past 12      

 

Start Time_Hrs	Start Time_Minutes	End Time_Hrs	End Time_Minutes	Difference in minutes
11	30	12	40	70( Should be caluculated automatically )?

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A simple solution is covert it all to minutes and do the subtraction. This will only work with times on the same date and using the 24 hours clock (as I am assuming you are given this example). This avoids using the more sophisticated calculations required if are looking differences that go over different dates, but if you need that write back.  

 

******begin************

 

new file.
data list list
/ Start_Time_Hrs Start_Time_Minutes End_Time_Hrs End_Time_Minutes.
begin data
11 ,  30, 12 , 40
end data.

 

compute Difference_in_minutes = (60*End_Time_Hrs + End_Time_Minutes)  - (60*Start_Time_Hrs + Start_Time_Minutes).
exe.
********* end************

 

HTH

g.

 

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[David Marso]

Looks like your question was answered.  May I suggest a more descriptive title for future questions?

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[Bruce Weaver]

Yeah...something like "Need Help -- URGENT!!!!!"   (Especially if it is near the end of a university semester.)  ;-)

David Marso wrote

Looks like your question was answered.  May I suggest a more descriptive title for future questions?

[David Marso]

Yeah, something like that will do it... *NOT*.
That one's a perfect recipe for being ignored.   *SCREAMING* in the subject!
It also conveys a "My problem/question is MORE important than anyone else's"
It is URGENT because... I have procrastinated...My boss is in a hurry for it and I DKWTF I am doing so YOU do it for me NOW!!!

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HTH, David

Bruce Weaver wrote

Yeah...something like "Need Help -- URGENT!!!!!"   (Especially if it is near the end of a university semester.)  ;-)

David Marso wrote

Looks like your question was answered.  May I suggest a more descriptive title for future questions?