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Programming and Data Management for PASW Statistics 17.0: A Guide for PASW Statistics and SAS© Users

Programming and Data Management for PASW Statistics 17.0: A Guide for PASW Statistics and SAS© Users documents the wealth of functionality beneath the PASW Statistics user interface. It includes detailed examples of command syntax, the Output Management System (OMS), and extending command syntax with the Python© and R programming languages. The accompanying CD-ROM includes the command files, data files, and Python modules used in the book. The book also contains a chapter for SAS programmers, showing equivalent PASW Statistics code for many common data management tasks. With knowledge gained from this book, you will be able to use the many tools available within PASW Statistics to import data from almost any source, clean it, transform it, merge it with other data, and get it into the condition required to produce reliable models and informative results. You will learn how to utilize the Python programming language to control the PASW Statistics command stream, read from and write to the active dataset, create new datasets, and create custom output. You will also learn how to write custom procedures in R, as well as how to create new PASW Statistics commands--called extension commands--that are implemented in Python or R.

This edition describes new features available with PASW Statistics 17.0, most notably the ability to create custom user interfaces for generating command syntax, the ability to render R graphics in the Viewer, and the ability to seamlessly integrate code that customizes output with the code that generates the output.

This book reflects the work of many members of the SPSS Inc. staff, as well as that of SPSS-X list member Raynald Levesque, whose examples formed the backbone of earlier editions and remain important in this edition.

Please note, Programming and Data Management for PASW Statistics 17.0: A Guide for PASW Statistics and SAS© Users is intended for use with PASW Statistics 17.0.1 or later. If you are using version 14.0 or earlier, we encourage you to upgrade to version 17.0 to take full advantage of the PASW Statistics Programmability Extension™. The Programmability Extension was added in version 14.0 and has improved in each version since then.

 

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