Added Boxplots to the EXAMINE subcommand repertoire

[pspp-builds.git] / doc / statistics.texi

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@@ -259,6 +259,15 @@ how many upper and lower extremes to show.  The default number is 5.
 
 The PLOT subcommand specifies which plots are to be produced if any.
 
 
 The PLOT subcommand specifies which plots are to be produced if any.
 

+The COMPARE subcommand is only relevant if producing boxplots, and it is only 
+useful there is more than one dependent variable and at least one factor.   If 
+/COMPARE=GROUPS is specified, then one plot per dependent variable is produced,
+containing boxplots for all the factors.
+If /COMPARE=VARIABLES is specified, then one plot per factor is produced, each 
+each containing one boxplot per dependent variable.
+If the /COMPARE subcommand is ommitted, then PSPP uses the default value of 
+/COMPARE=GROUPS.
+

 The CINTERVAL subcommand specifies the confidence interval to use in
 calculation of the descriptives command.  The default it 95%.
 
 The CINTERVAL subcommand specifies the confidence interval to use in
 calculation of the descriptives command.  The default it 95%.