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22 @c Use this macro to refer to PSPP itself . Not when giving a shell command line example.
28 @ifset MISSING_CLICKSEQUENCE
29 @alias clicksequence = asis
41 * PSPP: (pspp). Statistical analysis package.
42 * PSPPIRE: (pspp). Graphical user interface to @pspp{}.
46 This manual is for GNU PSPP version @value{VERSION},
47 software for statistical analysis.
49 Copyright @copyright{} 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
52 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
53 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3
54 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
55 with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.
56 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU
57 Free Documentation License".
62 @title PSPP Users Guide
63 @subtitle GNU PSPP Statistical Analysis Software
64 @subtitle Release @value{VERSION}
66 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll
70 @c @chapheading Acknowledgements
71 The authors wish to thank Network Theory Ltd
72 @url{http://www.network-theory.co.uk}
73 for their financial support
74 in the production of this manual.
88 * Introduction:: Description of the package.
89 * License:: Your rights and obligations.
91 * Invoking PSPP:: Starting the PSPP text-based interface.
92 * Invoking PSPPIRE:: Starting the PSPP graphical user interface.
93 * Using PSPP:: How to use PSPP --- A brief tutorial.
94 * Language:: Basics of the PSPP command language.
95 * Expressions:: Numeric and string expression syntax.
97 * Data Input and Output:: Reading data from user files.
98 * System and Portable File IO:: Reading and writing system & portable files.
99 * Combining Data Files:: Combining data from multiple files.
100 * Variable Attributes:: Adjusting and examining variables.
101 * Data Manipulation:: Simple operations on data.
102 * Data Selection:: Select certain cases for analysis.
103 * Conditionals and Looping:: Doing things many times or not at all.
104 * Statistics:: Basic statistical procedures.
105 * Utilities:: Other commands.
107 * Not Implemented:: What's not here yet
108 * Bugs:: Known problems; submitting bug reports.
110 * Function Index:: Index of PSPP functions for expressions.
111 * Command Index:: Index of PSPP procedures.
112 * Concept Index:: Index of concepts.
114 * GNU Free Documentation License:: License for copying this manual.
117 @include introduction.texi
118 @include license.texi
120 @include invoking.texi
121 @include tutorial.texi
122 @include language.texi
123 @include expressions.texi
124 @include data-io.texi
126 @include combining.texi
127 @include variables.texi
128 @include transformation.texi
129 @include data-selection.texi
130 @include flow-control.texi
131 @include statistics.texi
132 @include utilities.texi
133 @include not-implemented.texi
136 @include function-index.texi
137 @include command-index.texi
138 @include concept-index.texi
145 @c use (texinfo-multiple-files-update "pspp.texinfo") in emacs to keep these files consistent
146 @c compile-command: "makeinfo pspp.texinfo"