= SPSS Count =

The '''`COUNT`''' command sets a variable equal to the frequency of some value across a case.

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== Usage ==

{{{
count foo = foo1 foo2 foo3 (1)
  /bar = bar1 (1, 2)
  /baz = baz1 baz2 baz3 ("1").
}}}

Each computed variable takes a '''target variable list''' following an equals sign (`=`) and a parenthesized '''target values list'''. Each target variable list must be either ''all'' numeric or ''all'' strings. Each computed variable will be numeric with `F8.2` format and receive a non-negative integer.

Ranges are valid for numeric variables. They are inclusive and capture non-integers.

{{{
count foo = bar baz (1 thru 2).
}}}

The `LO`/`LOWEST` and `HI`/`HIGHEST` keywords dynamically capture the lowest and highest non-missing values. These keywords are only valid on ranges. 

The `SYSMIS` keyword captures system missing values, while the `MISSING` keyword captures both user missing and system missing values.

If a string literal or string expression differs in length compared to the target variable, it is truncated or padded with space characters as needed.

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== Data Model ==

The `COUNT` command is queued as a pending transformation.

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== See also ==

[[https://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/manual/html_node/COUNT.html|PSPP manual for COUNT]]



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