Re: Variables with multiple answers - How do I code them?

[Jim Tarvid]

If PSPP had the Multiple Response Command this might work.

http://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/manual/html_node/Not-Implemented.html

http://ftp2.arts.unsw.edu.au/argyrous/extra_chapters/SPSSMultipleResponseCommand.pdf

The only way I can see getting freqs and descriptive measures is multiple rows.

While the SPSS schema is flexible it is always flat.

There are hints that r-project handles multiple response variables

On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 4:41 AM, <address@hidden> wrote:
> The way I would do this is to have a variable for each of the 3 job 
> preferences.
> Then apply value labels for each of the possible job choices.
> This can be done with a syntax like the following:
>
>
> input program.
> numeric jobpref1.
> numeric jobpref2.
> numeric jobpref3.
> end file.
> end input program.
>
> variable label jobpref1 'First job choice'.
> variable label jobpref2 'Second job choice'.
> variable label jobpref3 'Third job choice'.
>
> value labels jobpref1 jobpref2 jobpref3 1 'bucher' 2 'baker' 3 'grocer' 4 
> 'carpenter' 5 'statistician'.
>
> display dictionary.
> execute.
>
>
>
> At this level, PSPP should work exactly the same as SPSS.   If you find that 
> it doesn't, please
> report it.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> John
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 10:09:17PM -0700, jlablackbird wrote:
>
>     I am new to pspp and have an elementary understanding of spss.  I have 
> set up
>     my data from a survey but am stuck on an issue I never dealt with before.
>     How do you code:
>
>     What are your three top jobs:
>
>     and there is a multiple list of possible responses?
>
>     I have read that I should create a separate variable for each possible
>     choice.  Then what do I put under
>     TOPJOB?
>
>     How do the answers get tied to the initial question.  I have had a hard 
> time
>     finding information about this.  The help screens don't seem to hold any
>     answers.  Other forums address it on spss and I'm not sure if pspp can do 
> it
>     the same.
>
>     Please help.  I'm trying to do this survey for work and I want to get it
>     done.%-|
>
>     Julia
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