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21 * PSPP: (pspp). Statistical analysis package.
25 PSPP, for statistical analysis of sampled data, by Ben Pfaff.
27 This file documents PSPP, a statistical package for analysis of
28 sampled data that uses a command language compatible with SPSS.
30 Copyright (C) 1996-9, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
32 This version of the PSPP documentation is consistent with version 2 of
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61 @subtitle A System for Statistical Analysis
62 @subtitle Edition @value{EDITION}, for PSPP version @value{VERSION}
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68 PSPP Copyright @copyright{} 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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71 manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
72 preserved on all copies.
74 Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
75 manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the
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77 notice identical to this one.
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80 into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions,
81 except that this permission notice may be stated in a translation
82 approved by the Foundation.
88 @node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir)
92 This file documents the PSPP package for statistical analysis of sampled
93 data. This is edition @value{EDITION}, for PSPP version
94 @value{VERSION}, last modified at @value{TIMESTAMP}.
99 * Introduction:: Description of the package.
100 * License:: Your rights and obligations.
102 * Invocation:: Starting and running PSPP.
103 * Language:: Basics of the PSPP command language.
104 * Expressions:: Numeric and string expression syntax.
106 * Data Input and Output:: Reading data from user files.
107 * System and Portable Files:: Dealing with system & portable files.
108 * Variable Attributes:: Adjusting and examining variables.
109 * Data Manipulation:: Simple operations on data.
110 * Data Selection:: Select certain cases for analysis.
111 * Conditionals and Looping:: Doing things many times or not at all.
112 * Statistics:: Basic statistical procedures.
113 * Utilities:: Other commands.
115 * Not Implemented:: What's not here yet
116 * Bugs:: Known problems; submitting bug reports.
118 * Function Index:: Index of PSPP functions for expressions.
119 * Command Index:: Index of PSPP procedures.
120 * Concept Index:: Index of concepts.
122 * Installation:: How to compile and install PSPP.
123 * Configuration:: Configuring PSPP.
125 * Portable File Format:: Format of PSPP portable files.
126 * Data File Format:: Format of PSPP system files.
127 * q2c Input Format:: Format of syntax accepted by q2c.
130 @include introduction.texi
131 @include license.texi
133 @include invoking.texi
134 @include language.texi
135 @include expressions.texi
136 @include data-io.texi
138 @include variables.texi
139 @include transformation.texi
140 @include data-selection.texi
141 @include flow-control.texi
142 @include statistics.texi
143 @include utilities.texi
144 @include not-implemented.texi
147 @include function-index.texi
148 @include command-index.texi
149 @include concept-index.texi
151 @include installing.texi
152 @include configuring.texi
154 @include portable-file-format.texi
155 @include data-file-format.texi
161 @c use (texinfo-multiple-files-update "pspp.texinfo") in emacs to keep these files consistent
162 @c compile-command: "makeinfo pspp.texi"