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Re: how to delete a case in PSPP file
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Alan Mead |
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Re: how to delete a case in PSPP file |
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Wed, 5 Feb 2020 16:12:00 -0600 |
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I strongly recommend that you enter data into a spreadsheet like Excel
or OpenOffice/LibreOffice Calc and then read the data using PSPP. There
have been bugs that cause PSPP (and SPSS) to crash and cause data loss.
-Alan
On 2/5/2020 4:09 PM, Jeremy Canipe wrote:
> Hi Alan-
>
> Many thanks! That is very helpful.
>
> I accidentally entered an extra case in the middle of my database, and
> then realized that I wasn't quite sure how to get rid of it after
> looking around a bit.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jermy Canipe
>
> On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 2:43 PM Alan Mead <address@hidden
> <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:
>
> Using the PSPPIRE Data Editor (the "data window") select "Data
> View" at the bottom left (if it's not already selected) and select
> your case and choose "Edit > Clear Case" and the cases will be
> deleted.
>
> I usually prefer syntax because if you save the syntax, it makes
> the analysis replicable and provides some record of what you did.
>
> You would probably use SELECT IF to select the remaining data:
>
> https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/es/SSLVMB_24.0.0/spss/base/syn_select_if_overview.html
>
> You can also use FILTER (and other commands) to exclude cases from
> specific analyses.
>
> -Alan
>
> On 2/5/2020 1:17 PM, Jeremy Canipe wrote:
>> Good afternoon-
>>
>> I am hoping someone may be able to tell me how delete a case in a PSPP
>> file.
>>
>> Seems like a very common issue, so I am hoping someone may be able to
>> help.
>>
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> *Jeremy T. Canipe*
>
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>
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>
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>
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>
>
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>
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>
>
--
Alan D. Mead, Ph.D.
President, Talent Algorithms Inc.
science + technology = better workers
http://www.alanmead.org
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly
stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was
astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
-- Mark Twain