Saving a SPSS dataset into multiple datasets at once based on a filter or a variable

[Nagaraju Thogiti]

Hi,

 

I need to divide a large dataset into numerous segments based on a
filter or variable and fit models separately. At present I make multiple
copies of the original dataset and use "select cases" in the "edit" menu
to delete unwanted cases. My question is that if SPSS has a mechanism to
export or split the file and save into multiple segments based on the
filter.

 

Thank you,

Nagu

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[Maguin, Eugene]

Nagaraju,

I may not understand your problem, but I think that an easier, more direct
method would be to use the split files command. If, for instance, you had a
variable, AA, with 6 values, and you wanted to run a correlation for each
subset of cases with the same value of AA, you could say

Sort cases by AA.
Split file by AA.
Correlation x1 with y1 to y10.

The critical element is that you must do the same set of procedures with
each subset of cases.

Gene Maguin

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