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Hi,
A really dumb question. I want to get the median and IQR for three continuous variables. I find that explore provides that but a dependent variable is required and I just want it on one variable. What am I missing here? Jan ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD |
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?? If you put the variables you're
interested in in the dependent list, and don't put anything in the factor
list, it should give you what you want. It does in SPSS18, which
I'm using, anyway.
From: J McClure <[hidden email]> To: [hidden email] Date: 11/03/2011 02:55 PM Subject: interquartile range Sent by: "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]> Hi, A really dumb question. I want to get the median and IQR for three continuous variables. I find that explore provides that but a dependent variable is required and I just want it on one variable. What am I missing here? Jan ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD |
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Stick any old variable in the "Factor List" box, and then exit the GUI via PASTE. The pasted syntax will look something like this:
EXAMINE VARIABLES=V1 V2 V3 BY SomeFactor /PLOT NONE /STATISTICS DESCRIPTIVES /CINTERVAL 95 /MISSING LISTWISE /NOTOTAL. Just delete the "BY SomeFactor" bit, then run it. This reminds me of Art Kendall's frequent advice about using the GUI to generate a "first draft" of one's syntax. It also provides a nice illustration of why syntax is essential. You can't get there via the GUI alone!
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Thanks!!
Jan On 11/3/2011 1:08 PM, Martha Hewett wrote: ?? If you put the variables you're interested in in the dependent list, and don't put anything in the factor list, it should give you what you want. It does in SPSS18, which I'm using, anyway.===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD |
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Oops...I just read Martha's post, and she's right! For EXPLORE, you can just not enter anything in the Factor List box. I was thinking it was like the MEANS procedure. IIRC, one must enter a factor for the MEANS procedure when using the GUI; but with syntax, one can delete (or omit) the "BY factor", and it works just fine.
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No. You are not required to enter
anything in the factor list.
Jon Peck (no "h") Senior Software Engineer, IBM [hidden email] new phone: 720-342-5621 From: Bruce Weaver <[hidden email]> To: [hidden email] Date: 11/03/2011 02:14 PM Subject: Re: [SPSSX-L] interquartile range Sent by: "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]> Stick any old variable in the "Factor List" box, and then exit the GUI via PASTE. The pasted syntax will look something like this: EXAMINE VARIABLES=V1 V2 V3 BY SomeFactor /PLOT NONE /STATISTICS DESCRIPTIVES /CINTERVAL 95 /MISSING LISTWISE /NOTOTAL. Just delete the "BY SomeFactor" bit, then run it. This reminds me of Art Kendall's frequent advice about using the GUI to generate a "first draft" of one's syntax. It also provides a nice illustration of why syntax is essential. You can't get there via the GUI alone! J McClure wrote: > > Hi, > A really dumb question. I want to get the median and IQR for three > continuous variables. > I find that explore provides that but a dependent variable is required > and I just want it on one variable. > What am I missing here? > Jan > > ===================== > To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to > LISTSERV@.UGA (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the > command. To leave the list, send the command > SIGNOFF SPSSX-L > For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command > INFO REFCARD > ----- -- Bruce Weaver [hidden email] http://sites.google.com/a/lakeheadu.ca/bweaver/ "When all else fails, RTFM." NOTE: My Hotmail account is not monitored regularly. To send me an e-mail, please use the address shown above. -- View this message in context: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/interquartile-range-tp4962091p4962193.html Sent from the SPSSX Discussion mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD |
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Well, Means also does not require an entry
in the Independent List.
Jon Peck (no "h") Senior Software Engineer, IBM [hidden email] new phone: 720-342-5621 From: Bruce Weaver <[hidden email]> To: [hidden email] Date: 11/03/2011 02:20 PM Subject: Re: [SPSSX-L] interquartile range Sent by: "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]> Oops...I just read Martha's post, and she's right! For EXPLORE, you can just not enter anything in the Factor List box. I was thinking it was like the MEANS procedure. IIRC, one must enter a factor for the MEANS procedure when using the GUI; but with syntax, one can delete (or omit) the "BY factor", and it works just fine. bw Bruce Weaver wrote: > > Stick any old variable in the "Factor List" box, and then exit the GUI via > PASTE. The pasted syntax will look something like this: > > EXAMINE VARIABLES=V1 V2 V3 BY SomeFactor > /PLOT NONE > /STATISTICS DESCRIPTIVES > /CINTERVAL 95 > /MISSING LISTWISE > /NOTOTAL. > > Just delete the "BY SomeFactor" bit, then run it. > > This reminds me of Art Kendall's frequent advice about using the GUI to > generate a "first draft" of one's syntax. It also provides a nice > illustration of why syntax is essential. You can't get there via the GUI > alone! > > > > J McClure wrote: >> >> Hi, >> A really dumb question. I want to get the median and IQR for three >> continuous variables. >> I find that explore provides that but a dependent variable is required >> and I just want it on one variable. >> What am I missing here? >> Jan >> >> ===================== >> To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to >> LISTSERV@.UGA (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the >> command. To leave the list, send the command >> SIGNOFF SPSSX-L >> For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command >> INFO REFCARD >> > ----- -- Bruce Weaver [hidden email] http://sites.google.com/a/lakeheadu.ca/bweaver/ "When all else fails, RTFM." NOTE: My Hotmail account is not monitored regularly. To send me an e-mail, please use the address shown above. -- View this message in context: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/interquartile-range-tp4962091p4962207.html Sent from the SPSSX Discussion mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD |
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Having just tried it, I see that Jon is correct. Has that always been the case? I could have sworn that in a previous version, the Okay and Paste buttons were not live unless one entered a factor. I don't often use the GUI for MEANS though, so my memory is probably faulty. Perhaps I should bow out of this thread now, before I lose all credibility. ;-)
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Well, Bruce, I'll give you this: You
don't have to enter a factor in V19 or 20, but you did have to enter it
in V18 and earlier. A small step for mankind...
Jon Peck (no "h") Senior Software Engineer, IBM [hidden email] new phone: 720-342-5621 From: Bruce Weaver <[hidden email]> To: [hidden email] Date: 11/03/2011 02:46 PM Subject: Re: [SPSSX-L] interquartile range Sent by: "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]> Having just tried it, I see that Jon is correct. Has that always been the case? I could have sworn that in a previous version, the Okay and Paste buttons were not live unless one entered a factor. I don't often use the GUI for MEANS though, so my memory is probably faulty. Perhaps I should bow out of this thread now, before I lose all credibility. ;-) Jon K Peck wrote: > > Well, Means also does not require an entry in the Independent List. > > Jon Peck (no "h") > Senior Software Engineer, IBM > peck@.ibm > new phone: 720-342-5621 > > > > > From: Bruce Weaver <bruce.weaver@> > To: SPSSX-L@.uga > Date: 11/03/2011 02:20 PM > Subject: Re: [SPSSX-L] interquartile range > Sent by: "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@.uga> > > > > Oops...I just read Martha's post, and she's right! For EXPLORE, you can > just > not enter anything in the Factor List box. I was thinking it was like the > MEANS procedure. IIRC, one must enter a factor for the MEANS procedure > when > using the GUI; but with syntax, one can delete (or omit) the "BY factor", > and it works just fine. > > bw > > > > Bruce Weaver wrote: >> >> Stick any old variable in the "Factor List" box, and then exit the GUI > via >> PASTE. The pasted syntax will look something like this: >> >> EXAMINE VARIABLES=V1 V2 V3 BY SomeFactor >> /PLOT NONE >> /STATISTICS DESCRIPTIVES >> /CINTERVAL 95 >> /MISSING LISTWISE >> /NOTOTAL. >> >> Just delete the "BY SomeFactor" bit, then run it. >> >> This reminds me of Art Kendall's frequent advice about using the GUI to >> generate a "first draft" of one's syntax. It also provides a nice >> illustration of why syntax is essential. You can't get there via the > GUI >> alone! >> >> >> >> J McClure wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> A really dumb question. I want to get the median and IQR for three >>> continuous variables. >>> I find that explore provides that but a dependent variable is required >>> and I just want it on one variable. >>> What am I missing here? >>> Jan >>> >>> ===================== >>> To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to >>> LISTSERV@.UGA (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the >>> command. To leave the list, send the command >>> SIGNOFF SPSSX-L >>> For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command >>> INFO REFCARD >>> >> > > > ----- > -- > Bruce Weaver > bweaver@ > http://sites.google.com/a/lakeheadu.ca/bweaver/ > > "When all else fails, RTFM." > > NOTE: My Hotmail account is not monitored regularly. > To send me an e-mail, please use the address shown above. > > -- > View this message in context: > http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/interquartile-range-tp4962091p4962207.html > > Sent from the SPSSX Discussion mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ===================== > To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to > LISTSERV@.UGA (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the > command. To leave the list, send the command > SIGNOFF SPSSX-L > For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command > INFO REFCARD > ----- -- Bruce Weaver [hidden email] http://sites.google.com/a/lakeheadu.ca/bweaver/ "When all else fails, RTFM." NOTE: My Hotmail account is not monitored regularly. To send me an e-mail, please use the address shown above. -- View this message in context: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/interquartile-range-tp4962091p4962265.html Sent from the SPSSX Discussion mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD |
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