X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fdata-selection.texi;h=b92d1826efe79d804d582aeae8384197e2064a13;hb=6d7eed1c12693a3688a3c16f634a5b816660085b;hp=c2f3ab31a4ddf0fdd33797a83981acd820e35590;hpb=0e958ac80f5add8d0581c218badbdf9bddcde9bc;p=pspp diff --git a/doc/data-selection.texi b/doc/data-selection.texi index c2f3ab31a4..b92d1826ef 100644 --- a/doc/data-selection.texi +++ b/doc/data-selection.texi @@ -208,12 +208,15 @@ An independent analysis is carried out for each group of cases, and the variable values for the group are printed along with the analysis. When a list of variable names is specified, one of the keywords -@subcmd{LAYERED} or @subcmd{SEPARATE} may also be specified. If provided, either -keyword are ignored. +@subcmd{LAYERED} or @subcmd{SEPARATE} may also be specified. With +@subcmd{LAYERED}, which is the default, the separate analyses for each +group are presented together in a single table. With +@subcmd{SEPARATE}, each analysis is presented in a separate table. +Not all procedures honor the distinction. Groups are formed only by @emph{adjacent} cases. To create a split using a variable where like values are not adjacent in the working file, -you should first sort the data by that variable (@pxref{SORT CASES}). +first sort the data by that variable (@pxref{SORT CASES}). Specify @subcmd{OFF} to disable @cmd{SPLIT FILE} and resume analysis of the entire active dataset as a single group of data.