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doc/introduction.texi: Update documentations introductory section
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John Darrington
<john@darrington.wattle.id.au>
Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:41:59 +0000
(17:41 +0200)
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John Darrington
<john@darrington.wattle.id.au>
Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:41:59 +0000
(17:41 +0200)
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@cindex @pspp{} language
@cindex language, @pspp{}
@cindex @pspp{} language
@cindex language, @pspp{}
-@pspp{} is a tool for statistical analysis of sampled data.
It reads a
-
syntax file and a data file, analyzes the data
, and writes the results
-to a listing file
or to standard output
.
+@pspp{} is a tool for statistical analysis of sampled data.
+
It reads the data, analyzes the data according to commands provided
, and writes the results
+to a listing file
, to the standard output or to a window of the graphical display
.
The language accepted by @pspp{} is similar to those accepted by SPSS
The language accepted by @pspp{} is similar to those accepted by SPSS
-statistical products.
The details of @pspp{}'s language are given
-later in this manual.
+statistical products.
+
The details of @pspp{}'s language are given
later in this manual.
-@cindex files, @pspp{}
-@cindex output, @pspp{}
@cindex PostScript
@cindex PDF
@cindex HTML
@cindex PostScript
@cindex PDF
@cindex HTML
-@cindex SVG
-@cindex graphics
-@cindex Ghostscript
-@cindex Free Software Foundation
+@cindex DocBook
@pspp{} produces tables and charts as output, which it can produce in
@pspp{} produces tables and charts as output, which it can produce in
-several formats; currently, ASCII, PostScript, PDF, HTML, and
SVG
are
+several formats; currently, ASCII, PostScript, PDF, HTML, and
DocBook
are
supported.
supported.
-The current version of @pspp{}, @value{VERSION}, is
woefully
incomplete in
+The current version of @pspp{}, @value{VERSION}, is incomplete in
terms of its statistical procedure support. @pspp{} is a work in progress.
terms of its statistical procedure support. @pspp{} is a work in progress.
-The author
hopes
to fully support all features in the products
-that @pspp{} replaces, eventually. The author
welcomes
questions,
+The author
s hope
to fully support all features in the products
+that @pspp{} replaces, eventually. The author
s welcome
questions,
comments, donations, and code submissions. @xref{Bugs,,Submitting Bug
comments, donations, and code submissions. @xref{Bugs,,Submitting Bug
-Reports}, for instructions on contacting the author.
+Reports}, for instructions on contacting the author
s
.