what's wrong with this expression?
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I am working thru the Help tutorial on hierarchical cluster analysis. In the step on preparing the data (select cases if), I entered the following example syntax (type=0) & (sales>100). into the text field but when I click on continue I get the message "The expression is incomplete. Check for missing operands, invalid operators, unmatched parentheses or excessive string lengths". I tried cutting and pasting from the example, I tried (type=0 & sales>100). based on an example in the syntax ref guide, and I tried entering it using the GUI entirely and not the keyboard. Same error. Thanks in advance, 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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To clarify, is the expression that you are typing in to the text field (type=0) & (sales>100). or (type=0) & (sales>100) ? The only difference between the two is that the first has a period on the end and gives the warning message you describe; the second doesn't and runs correctly. Alex
Hi, I am working thru the Help tutorial on hierarchical cluster analysis. In the step on preparing the data (select cases if), I entered the following example syntax (type=0) & (sales>100). into the text field but when I click on continue I get the message "The expression is incomplete. Check for missing operands, invalid operators, unmatched parentheses or excessive string lengths". I tried cutting and pasting from the example, I tried (type=0 & sales>100). based on an example in the syntax ref guide, and I tried entering it using the GUI entirely and not the keyboard. Same error. Thanks in advance, Jan |
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It does have a period at the end. (type = 0) & (sales > 100).
I'm running PASW grad pack 18. I got to the cluster analysis tutorial through the factor analysis tutorial. At the end it says if your variables are not scale consider cluster analysis. My variables are from a survey and the respondent chooses between "not at all' 'several days' more than half the days' and nearly every day'. The most of the variables are highly to moderately correlated. I want to see if the variables are measuring must a few underlying constructs and I am interested in whether there is a profile(s) for the pattern of responses. Thanks, Jan On 9/15/2010 11:18 AM, Alex Reutter wrote: ===================== 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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Good. Remove the period from the expression you enter in the text box and it will run. The dialog automatically adds it to the end of the generated COMPUTE statement. The period in what you're reading: "In the text field, type (type=0) & (sales>100). " is simply there to indicate that it's the end of the sentence, not the expression. Alex
It does have a period at the end. (type = 0) & (sales > 100). I'm running PASW grad pack 18. I got to the cluster analysis tutorial through the factor analysis tutorial. At the end it says if your variables are not scale consider cluster analysis. My variables are from a survey and the respondent chooses between "not at all' 'several days' more than half the days' and nearly every day'. The most of the variables are highly to moderately correlated. I want to see if the variables are measuring must a few underlying constructs and I am interested in whether there is a profile(s) for the pattern of responses. Thanks, Jan On 9/15/2010 11:18 AM, Alex Reutter wrote: To clarify, is the expression that you are typing in to the text field (type=0) & (sales>100). or (type=0) & (sales>100) ? The only difference between the two is that the first has a period on the end and gives the warning message you describe; the second doesn't and runs correctly. Alex
Hi, I am working thru the Help tutorial on hierarchical cluster analysis. In the step on preparing the data (select cases if), I entered the following example syntax (type=0) & (sales>100). into the text field but when I click on continue I get the message "The expression is incomplete. Check for missing operands, invalid operators, unmatched parentheses or excessive string lengths". I tried cutting and pasting from the example, I tried (type=0 & sales>100). based on an example in the syntax ref guide, and I tried entering it using the GUI entirely and not the keyboard. Same error. Thanks in advance, 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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