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| = Datetime = | = SPSS Data Types = |
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| == A warning about data input == | SPSS exposes numeric and string data types. |
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| SPSS tries to be clever about reading data. | Certain specialized forms of data are handled by formats that impact visualization and export, not storage. The primary example of this is date and time data. |
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| Under the format `TIME`, all of these are read in as `"01:02"`, even though the format is a minimum of 5-wide: * `"1:2"` * `"01 2"` * `"01:02"` |
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| Under the format `DATE`, all of these are read in as `"28-OCT-90"`: * `"28-OCT-90"` * `"28/10/1990"` * `"28.OCT.90"` * `"28 October, 1990"` |
---- == Numeric Data == Numeric data is stored as double-precision floating point. Data formats adjust the visualized/exported representation of a data point, often only truncating the value. Adjusting these data formats does not destroy precision. Given the literal value 123.45... ||'''General Format''' ||'''Format''' ||'''Representation''' || ||Fw ||F8 ||123 || ||Fw.d ||F8.1 ||123.4 || ||Nw ||N8 ||00000123 || ||Nw.d ||N8.1 ||000123.4 || |
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| == Datetime formats == | === Date and Time Formats === |
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| ||'''Format''' ||'''Appears as...''' ||'''Note''' || ||DATETIME20 ||`dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm:ss` ||`MMM` is as JAN, not 001|| ||DATETIME18 ||`dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm` ||`MMM` is as JAN, not 001|| ||DATE11 ||`dd-MMM-yyyy` ||`MMM` is as JAN, not 001|| ||DATE7 ||`dd-MMM-yy` ||`MMM` is as JAN, not 001|| ||TIME8 ||`hh:mm:ss` || || ||TIME5 ||`hh:mm` || || ||ADATE10 ||`mm/dd/yyyy` || || ||ADATE8 ||`mm/dd/yy` || || ||EDATE10 ||`dd.mm.yyyy` || || ||EDATE8 ||`dd.mm.yy` || || |
||'''Format''' ||'''Representation''' || ||DATETIME20 ||`dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm:ss` || ||DATETIME17 ||`dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm` || ||DATE11 ||`dd-MMM-yyyy` || ||DATE9 ||`dd-MMM-yy` || ||TIME8 ||`hh:mm:ss` || ||TIME5 ||`hh:mm` || ||ADATE10 ||`mm/dd/yyyy` || Note that `MMM` appears as `JAN`, not `001`. ---- |
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| = Numerics = Formats only truncate the displayed value, or the value translated into data files. SPSS always retains data to original precision. Given 123.45... ||'''Format''' ||'''Using...''' ||'''Appears as...''' || ||Fw ||F8 ||123 || ||Fw.d ||F8.1 ||123.4 || ||Nw ||N8 ||00000123 || ||Nw.d ||N8.1 ||000123.4 || ---- = Strings = String variables are only formatted to a length. The format is specified as `AN` where `N` is the width. |
String data is stored at a fixed length. This length is defined and adjusted through the format; `Aw` where `w` is the width. |
SPSS Data Types
SPSS exposes numeric and string data types.
Certain specialized forms of data are handled by formats that impact visualization and export, not storage. The primary example of this is date and time data.
Numeric Data
Numeric data is stored as double-precision floating point.
Data formats adjust the visualized/exported representation of a data point, often only truncating the value. Adjusting these data formats does not destroy precision.
Given the literal value 123.45...
General Format |
Format |
Representation |
Fw |
F8 |
123 |
Fw.d |
F8.1 |
123.4 |
Nw |
N8 |
00000123 |
Nw.d |
N8.1 |
000123.4 |
Date and Time Formats
Format |
Representation |
DATETIME20 |
dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm:ss |
DATETIME17 |
dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm |
DATE11 |
dd-MMM-yyyy |
DATE9 |
dd-MMM-yy |
TIME8 |
hh:mm:ss |
TIME5 |
hh:mm |
ADATE10 |
mm/dd/yyyy |
Note that MMM appears as JAN, not 001.
String Data
String data is stored at a fixed length. This length is defined and adjusted through the format; Aw where w is the width.