random passwords

[drfg2008]

in our surveys the subjects get random passwords.

The passwords have to be generated with SPSS (17). Plus, random passwords should not be too long (not more than 8 digits, since subjects might have to type them in) and should consist of a large number of differnt characters (letters, numbers, special characters) and all passwords have to be different.


I checked Raynald's for a syntax example.   Has anyone an idea or even a syntax.

Thanks

[vlad simion]

Hi Frank,

try the following syntax:

input program.

string passwd (a8).

loop #i = 1 to 500.

loop.

compute #numbers = 0.

loop #j = 1 to 8.

compute #pos = trunc(uniform(75))+1.

compute substr(passwd,#j,1) =substr('0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz!@#$%^&*()<>?', #pos, 1).

if (#pos <= 10) #numbers = #numbers + 1.

end loop.

end loop if (#numbers > 1).

end case.

end loop.

end file.

end input program.

exe.

hth,

Vlad

On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 10:46 AM, drfg2008 <[hidden email]> wrote:

in our surveys the subjects get random passwords.

The passwords have to be generated with SPSS (17). Plus, random passwords
should not be too long (not more than 8 digits, since subjects might have to
type them in) and should consist of a large number of differnt characters
(letters, numbers, special characters) and all passwords have to be
different.


I checked Raynald's for a syntax example.   Has anyone an idea or even a
syntax.

Thanks

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[drfg2008]

well, that was fast!

works fine, Thanks

[Albert-Jan Roskam]

A simple Python function can generate passwords. You can use a cursor to get the pwds in your sav file, or write it to a csv and match that to your sav based on casenum.
There is a small chance that there are duplicate pwds, depending on the length of the pwd.

import random, string
def pwd(chars=8):
    pwd = ""
    for c in range(chars):
        pwd += random.choice(string.printable)
    return pwd

>>> pwd()
'`EC%dB\r&'

Cheers!!
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--- On Thu, 7/7/11, vlad simion <[hidden email]> wrote:

From: vlad simion <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [SPSSX-L] random passwords
To: [hidden email]
Date: Thursday, July 7, 2011, 9:59 AM

Hi Frank,

try the following syntax:

input program.

string passwd (a8).

loop #i = 1 to 500.

loop.

compute #numbers = 0.

loop #j = 1 to 8.

compute #pos = trunc(uniform(75))+1.

compute substr(passwd,#j,1) =substr('0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz!@#$%^&*()<>?', #pos, 1).

if (#pos <= 10) #numbers = #numbers + 1.

end loop.

end loop if (#numbers > 1).

end case.

end loop.

end file.

end input program.

exe.

hth,

Vlad

On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 10:46 AM, drfg2008 <kontakt@...> wrote:

in our surveys the subjects get random passwords.

The passwords have to be generated with SPSS (17). Plus, random passwords
should not be too long (not more than 8 digits, since subjects might have to
type them in) and should consist of a large number of differnt characters
(letters, numbers, special characters) and all passwords have to be
different.


I checked Raynald's for a syntax example.   Has anyone an idea or even a
syntax.

Thanks

-----
Dr. Frank Gaeth
FU-Berlin

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[Dale Glaser]

Greetings.......I have used the SPSS macro (that I believe is discussed in an article in Behavior Research and Methods) that uses propensity scores (via binary logisitic regression) for matching two groups; however, I am currently on a study that necessitates matching on three groups.  So I was curious what any of you have done for matching three groups using SPSS (I will be matching on sex, Length of stay, and # of comorbidities)?  Do you think it would be problematic to use propensity scores from a multinomial logistic regression (and insert such in the macro?).  Or will that just give me two sets of propensity scores (e.g., grp 1 vs grp 2; grp 1 vs grp 3, etc.)?

 

Otherwise, I do have Stata but have not used it for matching purposes.......if SPSS is not equipped for 3 group matching, do you know if Stata has a package that does such?

 

thank you very much in advance for any suggestions.....dale

 

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3115 4th Avenue
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[Maguin, Eugene]

Hi Dale,

 

Yes, stata does have a routine. I don't recall it's name but maybe check the stata website. I don't use stata but somebody whose work i was reviewing did use it. The project had two groups so i don't know whether the stata routine can accomodate three groups.

 

Gene Maguin

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Subject: Matching/propensity scores for 3 groups

Greetings.......I have used the SPSS macro (that I believe is discussed in an article in Behavior Research and Methods) that uses propensity scores (via binary logisitic regression) for matching two groups; however, I am currently on a study that necessitates matching on three groups.  So I was curious what any of you have done for matching three groups using SPSS (I will be matching on sex, Length of stay, and # of comorbidities)?  Do you think it would be problematic to use propensity scores from a multinomial logistic regression (and insert such in the macro?).  Or will that just give me two sets of propensity scores (e.g., grp 1 vs grp 2; grp 1 vs grp 3, etc.)?

 

Otherwise, I do have Stata but have not used it for matching purposes.......if SPSS is not equipped for 3 group matching, do you know if Stata has a package that does such?

 

thank you very much in advance for any suggestions.....dale

 

Dale Glaser, Ph.D.
Principal--Glaser Consulting
Lecturer/Adjunct Faculty--SDSU/USD/Alliant
3115 4th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
phone: [phone]
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website: www.glaserconsult.com

[King Douglas]

Hey, folks,

Is there a way to export SPSS output to COGNOS in a user-friendly fashion such that tables and graphs can be distributed broadly via Cognos in a corporate setting where access to SPSS is very limited?  We currently distribute SPSS tables and graphs in Excel format, sometimes PowerPoint, but I'm wondering if Cognos might be better.

I'll follow up on any suggestions or leads.

Thanks,

King Douglas
American Airlines Customer Research

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[ANDRES ALBERTO BURGA LEON]

I think is psmatch2.ado

Also there are other STATA routines in the Handbook on Impact Evaluation edited by the World Bank: http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2009/12/10/000333037_20091210014322/Rendered/PDF/520990PUB0EPI1101Official0Use0Only1.pdf

But I think they are only for two groups

Andrés

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Hi Dale,
 
Yes, stata does have a routine. I don't recall it's name but maybe check the stata website. I don't use stata but somebody whose work i was reviewing did use it. The project had two groups so i don't know whether the stata routine can accomodate three groups.
 
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Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 7:01 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Matching/propensity scores for 3 groups

Greetings.......I have used the SPSS macro (that I believe is discussed in an article in Behavior Research and Methods) that uses propensity scores (via binary logisitic regression) for matching two groups; however, I am currently on a study that necessitates matching on three groups.  So I was curious what any of you have done for matching three groups using SPSS (I will be matching on sex, Length of stay, and # of comorbidities)?  Do you think it would be problematic to use propensity scores from a multinomial logistic regression (and insert such in the macro?).  Or will that just give me two sets of propensity scores (e.g., grp 1 vs grp 2; grp 1 vs grp 3, etc.)?
 
Otherwise, I do have Stata but have not used it for matching purposes.......if SPSS is not equipped for 3 group matching, do you know if Stata has a package that does such?
 
thank you very much in advance for any suggestions.....dale
 


Dale Glaser, Ph.D.
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Lecturer/Adjunct Faculty--SDSU/USD/Alliant
3115 4th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
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[Jon K Peck]

Could you elaborate on what you mean by matching on three groups?  Why couldn't you compute the propensity scores based on all the relevent variables and then match on those scores using your macro or the FUZZY extension command?

Jon Peck
Senior Software Engineer, IBM
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From:        Dale Glaser <[hidden email]>
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Date:        07/07/2011 01:04 PM
Subject:        [SPSSX-L] Matching/propensity scores for 3 groups
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Greetings.......I have used the SPSS macro (that I believe is discussed in an article in Behavior Research and Methods) that uses propensity scores (via binary logisitic regression) for matching two groups; however, I am currently on a study that necessitates matching on three groups.  So I was curious what any of you have done for matching three groups using SPSS (I will be matching on sex, Length of stay, and # of comorbidities)?  Do you think it would be problematic to use propensity scores from a multinomial logistic regression (and insert such in the macro?).  Or will that just give me two sets of propensity scores (e.g., grp 1 vs grp 2; grp 1 vs grp 3, etc.)?
 
Otherwise, I do have Stata but have not used it for matching purposes.......if SPSS is not equipped for 3 group matching, do you know if Stata has a package that does such?
 
thank you very much in advance for any suggestions.....dale
 


Dale Glaser, Ph.D.
Principal--Glaser Consulting
Lecturer/Adjunct Faculty--SDSU/USD/Alliant
3115 4th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
phone: [phone]
fax: [phone]
email: [hidden email]
website: www.glaserconsult.com

[J P-6]

Dale,

Have you considered generating a propensity score for each person and using the score as a covariate/weight in subsequent analysis?

John

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Sent: Thu, July 7, 2011 7:01:04 AM
Subject: Matching/propensity scores for 3 groups

Greetings.......I have used the SPSS macro (that I believe is discussed in an article in Behavior Research and Methods) that uses propensity scores (via binary logisitic regression) for matching two groups; however, I am currently on a study that necessitates matching on three groups.  So I was curious what any of you have done for matching three groups using SPSS (I will be matching on sex, Length of stay, and # of comorbidities)?  Do you think it would be problematic to use propensity scores from a multinomial logistic regression (and insert such in the macro?).  Or will that just give me two sets of propensity scores (e.g., grp 1 vs grp 2; grp 1 vs grp 3, etc.)?

 

Otherwise, I do have Stata but have not used it for matching purposes.......if SPSS is not equipped for 3 group matching, do you know if Stata has a package that does such?

 

thank you very much in advance for any suggestions.....dale

 

Dale Glaser, Ph.D.
Principal--Glaser Consulting
Lecturer/Adjunct Faculty--SDSU/USD/Alliant
3115 4th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
phone: [phone]
fax: [phone]
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I 'heard tell' several years ago that there was a program to convert
scripts written for SPSS version 15 (Visual Basic) so they would run
with Sax Basic (or is it WinWrap Basic now)? Is that true and, if so,
where do we get such a program and how well does it convert? These
scripts do things like: send output into Excel tables in a specific
manner, open up a text document in Word and find/replace extra commas so
that the csv file import works correctly, read from the output
significance tests or frequencies and send these back into the syntax.
Any hope of finding a translator that successfully translates those
types of procedures? Or were my ears only hearing what they wanted to hear?

Thanks!

John Lee
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[Jon K Peck]

There is no conversion script for older SaxBasic scripts, because most strings should not require any changes.  There are a few exceptions:

 If you have autoscripts, a small change detailed under the Scripting help is required,
If you are invoking Statistics externally, you need to change the application name to Application16 (even for v17 and later)
The library names used as references by external apps have changed
The recent versions of Basic are locale sensitive.  The main issue that might need to be addressed in that case is that converting strings to numbers uses a locale-sensitive decimal point.

The old Igraph and Map apis were removed.

HTH,

(from France)
Jon Peck
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To:        [hidden email]
Date:        07/07/2011 11:59 PM
Subject:        Re: [SPSSX-L] SPSS 15 scripts conversion for 19
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I 'heard tell' several years ago that there was a program to convert
scripts written for SPSS version 15 (Visual Basic) so they would run
with Sax Basic (or is it WinWrap Basic now)? Is that true and, if so,
where do we get such a program and how well does it convert? These
scripts do things like: send output into Excel tables in a specific
manner, open up a text document in Word and find/replace extra commas so
that the csv file import works correctly, read from the output
significance tests or frequencies and send these back into the syntax.
Any hope of finding a translator that successfully translates those
types of procedures? Or were my ears only hearing what they wanted to hear?

Thanks!

John Lee
--

John Lee P. Holmes
Survey Operations Manager
Acting Senior Research Analyst
Center for Survey Research
A Unit of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
Mess Mail: PO Box 400767
University of Virginia
http://surveys.virginia.edu
Work tel:    [phone]       (w/Voice Mail)
CATI Lab:    434-243-5226
Facsimile:   434-982-5536

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