From b9a18d43ace66798d4f2eaaab063fd06b30d5f8f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Darrington Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:04:22 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update documentation regarding missing values. Explicitly mention that cases are excluded on a listwise basis. --- doc/statistics.texi | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/statistics.texi b/doc/statistics.texi index 36c864ea..632c1a37 100644 --- a/doc/statistics.texi +++ b/doc/statistics.texi @@ -1013,8 +1013,11 @@ The default is FREE. @item The CUTOFF parameter is for compatibility and is ignored. @end itemize - The MISSING subcommand determines whether user missing values are to -be included or excluded in the analysis. The default behaviour is to exclude them. +be included or excluded in the analysis. The default behaviour is to +exclude them. +Cases are excluded on a listwise basis; if any of the variables in @var{var_list} +or if the variable @var{state_var} is missing, then the entire case will be +excluded. -- 2.30.2