Re: Seeking Help with Select Cases by Multiple Variable Criteria in version PSPP 0.7.9

[Ben Pfaff]

On Fri, Feb 01, 2013 at 10:51:24AM -0500, Toi James wrote:
> I'm using PSPP version 0.7.9.  I'm working with a dataset of children
> K-12, and I need to be able to run analyses by grade level.  I've
> tried the Select Case by Variable option, but it only allows me to
> select the variable.  It does not offer an option to select criteria
> within that variable.
> 
> I've searched online for answers.  All say there is no way to do it
> with buttons in the interface.  One suggests that I just write the
> syntax.  When I tried the suggestion (e.g., SELECT IF Grade = 1), it
> only works for one criterion.  For example, I can't select for grades
> 1 and 2.

You could write SELECT IF Grade = 1 OR Grade = 2.