Re: error message after weighting : At least one case in the data file had a weight value that was user-missing, system-missing, zero, or negative.

[Ben Pfaff]

With the data file and the syntax below, it works OK for me without
error. I wonder what is different between our cases?

GET FILE="ESS10SC.sav".
WEIGHT BY anweight.
FREQUENCIES
    /VARIABLES= prtvtcat prtclfde hmsfmlsh livecnta
    /FORMAT=AVALUE TABLE.

On Sat, Aug 24, 2024 at 9:20 AM Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu> wrote:
>
> I found an old copy of ESS10SC.sav. I'll look at the problem.
>
> On Sat, Aug 24, 2024 at 9:09 AM Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu> wrote:
> >
> > I downloaded the SPSS zip file there, which contained ESS10.sav. But I
> > don't think it's the same as the ESS10SC.sav that you are using,
> > because I get this error:
> >
> > ess10.sps:4.18-4.25: error: FREQUENCIES: prtvtcat is not a variable name.
> >    4 |      /VARIABLES= prtvtcat prtclfde hmsfmlsh livecnta
> >      |                  ^~~~~~~~
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 24, 2024 at 9:02 AM Andreas Hammer <ahammer@t-online.de> wrote:
> > >
> > > https://ess.sikt.no/en/datafile/f37d014a-6958-42d4-b03b-17c29e481d3d/262?tab=0
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Am 24.08.2024 um 17:55 schrieb Ben Pfaff:
> > > > What syntax did you use?
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, Aug 24, 2024 at 8:36 AM Andreas Hammer <ahammer@t-online.de> 
> > > > wrote:
> > > >> Hello,
> > > >>
> > > >> I tried a few variables of the dataset ESS10C with anweight - without
> > > >> error message.
> > > >>
> > > >> I never reseived a message like that with earlier rounds.
> > > >>
> > > >> There for: no Idea.
> > > >>
> > > >> Greetings Andreas Hammer
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