X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fdata-selection.texi;h=b92d1826efe79d804d582aeae8384197e2064a13;hb=b7f672dd5f58c5891d7845871a13f20240eb9edf;hp=17d5d0e41c630a86d8ef613e1a4b24f2bbb9421a;hpb=adb05b9a13e7cd677a4fef52163eba05cb56d37f;p=pspp diff --git a/doc/data-selection.texi b/doc/data-selection.texi index 17d5d0e41c..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. @@ -254,6 +257,17 @@ split. Unless @cmd{TEMPORARY} was used, after a split has been defined for a dataset it remains active until explicitly disabled. +In the graphical user interface, the active split variable (if any) is +displayed in the status bar (@pxref{split-status-bar:scr}. +If a dataset is saved to a system file (@pxref{SAVE}) whilst a split +is active, the split stastus is stored in the file and will be +automatically loaded when that file is loaded. + +@float Screenshot, split-status-bar:scr +@psppimage {split-status-bar} +@caption {The status bar indicating that the data set is split using the @exvar{treatment} variable} +@end float + @node TEMPORARY @section TEMPORARY