From 3a8f3341eb7a7f2a580ce7120bb96973df0b9f67 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Darrington Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2015 09:50:42 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Fix minor typos in documentation --- doc/statistics.texi | 25 +++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/statistics.texi b/doc/statistics.texi index f17a9ece9c..789e37bc95 100644 --- a/doc/statistics.texi +++ b/doc/statistics.texi @@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ factors which tell @pspp{} how to break down the analysis for each dependent variable. Following the dependent variables, factors may be specified. -The factors (if desired) should be preceeded by a single @subcmd{BY} keyword. +The factors (if desired) should be preceded by a single @subcmd{BY} keyword. The format for each factor is @display @var{factorvar} [BY @var{subfactorvar}]. @@ -318,10 +318,10 @@ If the @subcmd{/COMPARE} subcommand is omitted, then @pspp{} behaves as if The @subcmd{ID} subcommand is relevant only if @subcmd{/PLOT=BOXPLOT} or @subcmd{/STATISTICS=EXTREME} has been given. -If given, it shoule provide the name of a variable which is to be used +If given, it should provide the name of a variable which is to be used to labels extreme values and outliers. Numeric or string variables are permissible. -If the @subcmd{ID} subcommand is not given, then the casenumber will be used for +If the @subcmd{ID} subcommand is not given, then the case number will be used for labelling. The @subcmd{CINTERVAL} subcommand specifies the confidence interval to use in @@ -415,15 +415,16 @@ GRAPH /SCATTERPLOT = @var{height} WITH @var{weight} BY @var{gender}. @end example -This example will produce a scatterplot where height is plotted versus weight. Depending -on the value of the gender variable, the colour of the datapoint is different. With -this plot it is possible to analyze gender differences for height vs. weight relation. +This example will produce a scatterplot where @var{height} is plotted versus @var{weight}. Depending +on the value of the @var{gender} variable, the colour of the datapoint is different. With +this plot it is possible to analyze gender differences for @var{height} vs.@: @var{weight} relation. @cindex histogram The subcommand @subcmd{HISTOGRAM} produces a histogram. Only one variable is allowed for -the histogram plot. For an alternative method to produce histograms @pxref{EXAMINE}. The -following example produces a histogram plot for variable weigth. +the histogram plot. +For an alternative method to produce histograms @pxref{EXAMINE}. The +following example produces a histogram plot for the variable @var{weight}. @example GRAPH @@ -1137,7 +1138,7 @@ outside the specified range are excluded from the analysis. The @subcmd{/EXPECTED} subcommand specifies the expected values of each category. There must be exactly one non-zero expected value, for each observed -category, or the @subcmd{EQUAL} keywork must be specified. +category, or the @subcmd{EQUAL} keyword must be specified. You may use the notation @subcmd{@var{n}*@var{f}} to specify @var{n} consecutive expected categories all taking a frequency of @var{f}. The frequencies given are proportions, not absolute frequencies. The @@ -1388,7 +1389,7 @@ of variable preceding @code{WITH} against variable following The @subcmd{/WILCOXON} subcommand tests for differences between medians of the variables listed. The test does not make any assumptions about the variances of the samples. -It does however assume that the distribution is symetrical. +It does however assume that the distribution is symmetrical. If the @subcmd{WITH} keyword is omitted, then tests for all combinations of the listed variables are performed. @@ -1552,7 +1553,7 @@ The list of variables must be followed by the @subcmd{BY} keyword and the name of the independent (or factor) variable. You can use the @subcmd{STATISTICS} subcommand to tell @pspp{} to display -ancilliary information. The options accepted are: +ancillary information. The options accepted are: @itemize @item DESCRIPTIVES Displays descriptive statistics about the groups factored by the independent @@ -1724,7 +1725,7 @@ RELIABILITY @end display @cindex Cronbach's Alpha -The @cmd{RELIABILTY} command performs reliability analysis on the data. +The @cmd{RELIABILITY} command performs reliability analysis on the data. The @subcmd{VARIABLES} subcommand is required. It determines the set of variables upon which analysis is to be performed. -- 2.30.2