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'''SPSS''' is both an interpreted, static-typed programming language and a proprietary application used to run programs written in the SPSS language. PSPP is a free and open-source application that can alternatively be used to run programs written in the SPSS language, with some important discrepancies. '''SPSS''' is both a static-typed, interpreted programming language and a proprietary application used to run programs written in SPSS. PSPP is a free and open-source implementation of the interpretter.
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IBM has owned SPSS since version 16 and has done their best to erase older versions from history. IBM has also erased the headless mode of operation. Official support and online documentation is only available for versions 23 and later. Beyond that, a user manual in PDF format is distributed with the SPSS application. IBM has owned SPSS since version 16 and has done their best to erase older versions from history. IBM has also erased the headless mode of operation. Official support and online documentation is only available for versions 25 and later. Beyond that, a user manual in PDF format is distributed with the SPSS application.
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=== Installing PSPP ===

Many [[Linux]] and [[BSD]] operating systems offer a `pspp` package.

The project no longer maintains an official [[Windows]] build.

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 * [[SPSS/ScratchVariables|Scratch Variables]]
 * [[SPSS/Vectors|Vectors]]
 * [[SPSS/DataFormats|Data Formats]]
 * [[SPSS/Metadata|Metadata]]
 * [[SPSS/Unicode|Unicode]]
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 * [[SPSS/AggregatingData|Aggregating Data]]
 * [[SPSS/DatetimeFunctions|Datetime Functions]]
 * [[SPSS/FileIO|File I/O]]
 * [[SPSS/JoiningData|Joining Data]]
 * [[SPSS/Logic|Logic]]
 * [[SPSS/Looping|Looping]]
 * [[SPSS/NumericFunctions|Numeric Functions]]
 * [[SPSS/ReadingData|Reading Data]]
 * [[SPSS/ScratchVariables|Scratch Variables]]
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 * [[SPSS/NumericFunctions|Numeric Functions]]
 * [[SPSS/DateTimeFunctions|Date Time Functions]]
 * [[SPSS/Looping|Looping]]
 * [[SPSS/Joining|Joining]]
 * [[SPSS/FileIO|File I/O]]
 * [[SPSS/ReadingData|Reading Data]]
 * [[SPSS/AggregatingData|Aggregating Data]]
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== Macro Programming == == Commands ==
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 * [[SPSS/Macros|Macros]]
 * [[SPSS/MacroArithmetic|Macro Arithmetic]]
 * [[SPSS/MacroStringFunctions|Macro String Functions]]
 * [[SPSS/AddFiles|Add Files]]
 * [[SPSS/ValueLabels#Add_Value_Labels|Add Value Labels]]
 * [[SPSS/Aggregate|Aggregate]]
 * [[SPSS/AlterType|Alter Type]]
 * [[SPSS/ApplyDictionary|Apply Dictionary]]
 * [[SPSS/Loop#Break|Break]]
 * [[SPSS/CasesToVars|CasesToVars]]
 * [[SPSS/Cd|Cd]]
 * [[SPSS/Compute|Compute]]
 * [[SPSS/Count|Count]]
 * [[SPSS/Crosstabs|Crosstabs]]
 * [[SPSS/DataList|Data List]]
 * [[SPSS/Dataset|Dataset]]
 * [[SPSS/DeleteVariables|Delete Variables]]
 * [[SPSS/Descriptives|Descriptives]]
 * [[SPSS/Display|Display]]
 * [[SPSS/DoRepeat|Do Repeat]]
 * [[SPSS/Execute|Execute]]
 * [[SPSS/FileHandle|File Handle]]
 * [[SPSS/Filter|Filter]]
 * [[SPSS/Formats|Formats]]
 * [[SPSS/Frequencies|Frequencies]]
 * [[SPSS/Host|Host]]
 * [[SPSS/If|If]]
 * [[SPSS/Include|Include]]
 * [[SPSS/InputProgram|Input Program]]
 * [[SPSS/Insert|Insert|]]
 * [[SPSS/Leave|Leave]]
 * [[SPSS/Loop|Loop]]
 * [[SPSS/MatchFiles|Match Files]]
 * [[SPSS/MissingValues|Missing Values]]
 * [[SPSS/MRSets|MR Sets]]
 * [[SPSS/MultResponse|Mult Response]]
 * [[SPSS/Numeric|Numeric]]
 * [[SPSS/Output|Output]]
 * [[SPSS/Print|Print]]
 * [[SPSS/Rank|Rank]]
 * [[SPSS/Recode|Recode]]
 * [[SPSS/RenameVariables|Rename Variables]]
 * [[SPSS/Select|Select]]
 * [[SPSS/SortCases|Sort Cases]]
 * [[SPSS/SplitFile|Split File]]
 * [[SPSS/StarJoin|Star Join]]
 * [[SPSS/String|String]]
 * [[SPSS/SysFileInfo|SysFile Info]]
 * [[SPSS/Temporary|Temporary]]
 * [[SPSS/Update|Update]]
 * [[SPSS/ValueLabels|Value Labels]]
 * [[SPSS/VariableLabels|Variable Labels]]
 * [[SPSS/VariableLevel|Variable Level]]
 * [[SPSS/VariableWidth|Variable Width]]
 * [[SPSS/VarsToCases|VarsToCases]]
 * [[SPSS/Weight|Weight]]
 * [[SPSS/Write|Write]]
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== Systems Administration == == Programming ==
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 * [[SPSS/Unicode|Unicode]]  * [[SPSS/Macro|Macros]]
 * [[SPSS/Python|Python]]
 * [[SPSS/SystemVariables|System Variables]]
 * [[SPSS/Vectors|Vectors]]

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== See also ==

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

[[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/pspp-users/|pspp-users maillist archive]]

SPSS

SPSS is both a static-typed, interpreted programming language and a proprietary application used to run programs written in SPSS. PSPP is a free and open-source implementation of the interpretter.


SPSS and PSPP

IBM has owned SPSS since version 16 and has done their best to erase older versions from history. IBM has also erased the headless mode of operation. Official support and online documentation is only available for versions 25 and later. Beyond that, a user manual in PDF format is distributed with the SPSS application.

PSPP is a GNU project to create a free and open-source application that can run programs written in the SPSS language. The PSPP project fully supports headless operation.

Installing PSPP

Many Linux and BSD operating systems offer a pspp package.

The project no longer maintains an official Windows build.


Data Model

Syntax

Commands

Programming


See also

PSPP user manual

pspp-users maillist archive


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