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35 * PSPP: (pspp). Statistical analysis package.
36 * PSPPIRE: (pspp). Graphical user interface to PSPP.
40 This manual is for GNU PSPP version @value{VERSION},
41 software for statistical analysis.
43 Copyright @copyright{} 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
46 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
47 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3
48 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
49 with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.
50 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU
51 Free Documentation License".
56 @title PSPP Users Guide
57 @subtitle GNU PSPP Statistical Analysis Software
58 @subtitle Release @value{VERSION}
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65 @c @chapheading Acknowledgements
66 The authors wish to thank Network Theory Ltd
67 @url{http://www.network-theory.co.uk}
68 for their financial support
69 in the production of this manual.
83 * Introduction:: Description of the package.
84 * License:: Your rights and obligations.
86 * Invoking PSPP:: Starting the PSPP text-based interface.
87 * Invoking PSPPIRE:: Starting the PSPP graphical user interface.
88 * Using PSPP:: How to use PSPP --- A brief tutorial.
89 * Language:: Basics of the PSPP command language.
90 * Expressions:: Numeric and string expression syntax.
92 * Data Input and Output:: Reading data from user files.
93 * System and Portable File IO:: Reading and writing system & portable files.
94 * Combining Data Files:: Combining data from multiple files.
95 * Variable Attributes:: Adjusting and examining variables.
96 * Data Manipulation:: Simple operations on data.
97 * Data Selection:: Select certain cases for analysis.
98 * Conditionals and Looping:: Doing things many times or not at all.
99 * Statistics:: Basic statistical procedures.
100 * Utilities:: Other commands.
102 * Not Implemented:: What's not here yet
103 * Bugs:: Known problems; submitting bug reports.
105 * Function Index:: Index of PSPP functions for expressions.
106 * Command Index:: Index of PSPP procedures.
107 * Concept Index:: Index of concepts.
109 * GNU Free Documentation License:: License for copying this manual.
112 @include introduction.texi
113 @include license.texi
115 @include invoking.texi
116 @include tutorial.texi
117 @include language.texi
118 @include expressions.texi
119 @include data-io.texi
121 @include combining.texi
122 @include variables.texi
123 @include transformation.texi
124 @include data-selection.texi
125 @include flow-control.texi
126 @include statistics.texi
127 @include utilities.texi
128 @include not-implemented.texi
131 @include function-index.texi
132 @include command-index.texi
133 @include concept-index.texi
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