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12 @strong{Please note:} \param1\
18 @c This macro should be used for marking command names. For the purposes of markup,
19 @c no distinction is made between ``commands'' and ``procedures''.
24 @c This macro is used for fragments of command syntax that are not in themselves command names.
25 @c It does not necessarily have to be a subcommand.
26 @macro subcmd{CMDNAME}
30 @c Use this macro to refer to PSPP itself . Not when giving a shell command line example.
36 @ifset MISSING_CLICKSEQUENCE
37 @alias clicksequence = asis
49 * PSPP: (pspp). Statistical analysis package.
50 * PSPPIRE: (pspp). Graphical user interface to @pspp{}.
54 This manual is for GNU PSPP version @value{VERSION},
55 software for statistical analysis.
57 Copyright @copyright{} 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
60 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
61 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3
62 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
63 with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.
64 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU
65 Free Documentation License".
70 @title PSPP Users' Guide
71 @subtitle GNU PSPP Statistical Analysis Software
72 @subtitle Release @value{VERSION}
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78 @c @chapheading Acknowledgements
79 The authors wish to thank Network Theory Ltd
80 @url{http://www.network-theory.co.uk}
81 for their financial support
82 in the production of this manual.
96 * Introduction:: Description of the package.
97 * License:: Your rights and obligations.
99 * Invoking PSPP:: Starting the PSPP text-based interface.
100 * Invoking PSPPIRE:: Starting the PSPP graphical user interface.
101 * Using PSPP:: How to use PSPP --- A brief tutorial.
102 * Language:: Basics of the PSPP command language.
103 * Expressions:: Numeric and string expression syntax.
105 * Data Input and Output:: Reading data from user files.
106 * System and Portable File IO:: Reading and writing system & portable files.
107 * Combining Data Files:: Combining data from multiple 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 * Invoking pspp-convert:: Utility for converting among file formats.
116 * Not Implemented:: What's not here yet
117 * Bugs:: Known problems; submitting bug reports.
119 * Function Index:: Index of PSPP functions for expressions.
120 * Command Index:: Index of PSPP procedures.
121 * Concept Index:: Index of concepts.
123 * GNU Free Documentation License:: License for copying this manual.
126 @include introduction.texi
127 @include license.texi
129 @include invoking.texi
130 @include tutorial.texi
131 @include language.texi
132 @include expressions.texi
133 @include data-io.texi
135 @include combining.texi
136 @include variables.texi
137 @include transformation.texi
138 @include data-selection.texi
139 @include flow-control.texi
140 @include statistics.texi
141 @include utilities.texi
143 @include pspp-convert.texi
144 @include not-implemented.texi
147 @include function-index.texi
148 @include command-index.texi
149 @include concept-index.texi
156 @c use (texinfo-multiple-files-update "pspp.texinfo") in emacs to keep these files consistent
157 @c compile-command: "makeinfo pspp.texinfo"