1 \input texinfo @c -*- texinfo -*-
2 @c PSPP - a program for statistical analysis.
3 @c Copyright (C) 2017, 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 @c Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
5 @c under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3
6 @c or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
7 @c with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.
8 @c A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU
9 @c Free Documentation License".
12 @setfilename pspp.info
14 @c For double-sided printing, uncomment:
15 @c @setchapternewpage odd
21 @strong{Please note:} \param1\
27 @c This macro should be used for marking command names. For the purposes of markup,
28 @c no distinction is made between ``commands'' and ``procedures''.
33 @c This macro is used for fragments of command syntax that are not in themselves command names.
34 @c It does not necessarily have to be a subcommand.
35 @macro subcmd{CMDNAME}
39 @c Use this macro to refer to PSPP itself . Not when giving a shell command line example.
45 @ifset MISSING_CLICKSEQUENCE
46 @alias clicksequence = asis
58 * PSPP: (pspp). Statistical analysis package.
59 * PSPPIRE: (pspp). Graphical user interface to @pspp{}.
63 This manual is for GNU PSPP version @value{VERSION},
64 software for statistical analysis.
66 Copyright @copyright{} 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
69 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
70 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3
71 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
72 with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.
73 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU
74 Free Documentation License".
79 @title PSPP Users' Guide
80 @subtitle GNU PSPP Statistical Analysis Software
81 @subtitle Release @value{VERSION}
83 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll
98 * Introduction:: Description of the package.
99 * License:: Your rights and obligations.
101 * Invoking PSPP:: Starting the PSPP text-based interface.
102 * Invoking PSPPIRE:: Starting the PSPP graphical user interface.
103 * Using PSPP:: How to use PSPP --- A brief tutorial.
104 * Language:: Basics of the PSPP command language.
105 * Expressions:: Numeric and string expression syntax.
107 * Data Input and Output:: Reading data from user files.
108 * System and Portable File IO:: Reading and writing system & portable files.
109 * Combining Data Files:: Combining data from multiple files.
110 * Variable Attributes:: Adjusting and examining variables.
111 * Data Manipulation:: Simple operations on data.
112 * Data Selection:: Select certain cases for analysis.
113 * Conditionals and Looping:: Doing things many times or not at all.
114 * Statistics:: Basic statistical procedures.
115 * Utilities:: Other commands.
117 * Invoking pspp-convert:: Utility for converting among file formats.
118 * Invoking pspp-output:: Utility for working with viewer (SPV) files.
119 * Invoking pspp-dump-sav:: Utility for examining raw .sav files.
120 * Not Implemented:: What's not here yet
121 * Bugs:: Known problems; submitting bug reports.
123 * Function Index:: Index of PSPP functions for expressions.
124 * Command Index:: Index of PSPP procedures.
125 * Concept Index:: Index of concepts.
127 * GNU Free Documentation License:: License for copying this manual.
130 @include introduction.texi
131 @include license.texi
133 @include invoking.texi
134 @include tutorial.texi
135 @include language.texi
136 @include expressions.texi
137 @include data-io.texi
139 @include combining.texi
140 @include variables.texi
141 @include transformation.texi
142 @include data-selection.texi
143 @include flow-control.texi
144 @include statistics.texi
145 @include utilities.texi
147 @include pspp-convert.texi
148 @include pspp-output.texi
149 @include pspp-dump-sav.texi
150 @include not-implemented.texi
153 @include function-index.texi
154 @include command-index.texi
155 @include concept-index.texi