5 @cindex @pspp{} language
6 @cindex language, @pspp{}
7 @pspp{} is a tool for statistical analysis of sampled data. It reads a
8 syntax file and a data file, analyzes the data, and writes the results
9 to a listing file or to standard output.
11 The language accepted by @pspp{} is similar to those accepted by SPSS
12 statistical products. The details of @pspp{}'s language are given
15 @cindex files, @pspp{}
16 @cindex output, @pspp{}
23 @cindex Free Software Foundation
24 @pspp{} produces tables and charts as output, which it can produce in
25 several formats; currently, ASCII, PostScript, PDF, HTML, and SVG are
28 The current version of @pspp{}, @value{VERSION}, is woefully incomplete in
29 terms of its statistical procedure support. @pspp{} is a work in progress.
30 The author hopes to fully support all features in the products
31 that @pspp{} replaces, eventually. The author welcomes questions,
32 comments, donations, and code submissions. @xref{Bugs,,Submitting Bug
33 Reports}, for instructions on contacting the author.