*Chapter 2 code for figures.

*Since Chapter 2 is an early chapter, it shows some snapshots

* of SPSS menus. Since menus feature a PASTE button, you can
* paste syntax and then run it.
* NOTE that the chapter has several topic, and the syntax below
* is not supposed to be one job stream.
*.
*Figure 1-a snapshot of the Excel file viewed in Excel.
*.
*Figure 2-demonstrates File -> Import of an Excel spreadsheet.
* Paste syntax.
*.
*Figure 3-run the syntax below and view the data window.
* Resize the column for SEX(make it wider).
GET DATA
/TYPE=XLSX

/FILE='C:\Users\Tony\Documents\KSBSPSSBOOK_DATA\chapter2\gss2014\gss2014extract.xls
x'
/SHEET=name 'gss2014extract'
/CELLRANGE=FULL
/READNAMES=ON
/DATATYPEMIN PERCENTAGE=95.0
/HIDDEN IGNORE=YES.
EXECUTE.
DATASET NAME DataSet1 WINDOW=FRONT.
*.
*Figure 4-a snapshot of the first 10 rows of the CSV file viewed in Notepad.
*.
*Figure 5-demonstrates File -> Import Data to read a CSV file.
* Paste syntax.
PRESERVE.
SET DECIMAL DOT.
GET DATA /TYPE=TXT
/FILE="C:UsersTonyDocumentsKSBSPSSBOOK_DATAchapter2gss2014gss2014extract.csv"
/ENCODING='UTF8'
/DELIMITERS=","
/QUALIFIER='"'
/ARRANGEMENT=DELIMITED
/FIRSTCASE=2
/DATATYPEMIN PERCENTAGE=95.0
/VARIABLES=
ID AUTO
MARITAL AUTO
AGE AUTO
HAPPY AUTO
sex AUTO
/MAP.
RESTORE.
CACHE.
EXECUTE.
DATASET NAME DataSet1 WINDOW=FRONT.
*.
*Figure 6-Start in a Data Window after having opened either the XLSX or
* CSV file. Specify File -> Save As. Paste the syntax.
SAVE OUTFILE='C:\Users\Tony\Documents\KSBSPSSBOOK_DATA\chapter2\gss2014\myfile.sav'
/COMPRESSED.
*.
*Figure 7-demonstrates File -> Open -> Data to read a SAV file. Paste the syntax.
GET

FILE='C:\Users\Tony\Documents\KSBSPSSBOOK_DATA\chapter2\gss2014\gss2014extract17011
3.sav'.
DATASET NAME DataSet1 WINDOW=FRONT.
*.
*Figure 8-syntax for figure 8--frequency table for MARITAL and other variables.
FREQUENCIES VARIABLES=MARITAL AGE HAPPY SEX
/ORDER=ANALYSIS.
*.
*Figure 9-With the Data Window containing the GSS extract, click on Variable View
* in lower left corner. In the ID row, click in the Type column.
*.
*Figure 10-In that same Variable View, click in the Values column in any of the
rows.
*.
*Figure 11-In that same Variable View, click in the Missing column in any of the
rows.
*.
*Figure 12. Use commands to specify Variable Properties.
* Place commands in Syntax window.
VARIABLE LABELS
ID "Respondent id number"
MARITAL "Marital status"
AGE "Age of respondent"
SEX "Respondents sex"
HAPPY "General happiness"
.
VALUE LABELS
MARITAL
1 "Married"
2 "Widowed"
3 "Divorced"
4 "Separated"
5 "Never married"
9 "No answer"
/ AGE
89 "89 or older"
98 "Don't know"
99 "No answer"
/ SEX
'f' "Female"
'm' "Male"
/ HAPPY
1 "Very happy"
2 "Pretty happy"
3 "Not too happy"
0 "Not applicable"
8 "Don't know"
9 "No answer"
.
MISSING VALUES
MARITAL(9)
/ AGE(98,99)
/ HAPPY(0,8,9)
.
VARIABLE LEVEL
ID,AGE(SCALE)
/ HAPPY(ORDINAL)
 / MARITAL(NOMINAL)
.
FREQUENCIES VARIABLES=MARITAL AGE HAPPY SEX
/ORDER=ANALYSIS.
*.
*Figure 13-This is an alternative to the use of the immediate commands above.
* Therefore, start with a new SPSS session and open the SAV file again.
GET

FILE='C:\Users\Tony\Documents\KSBSPSSBOOK_DATA\chapter2\gss2014\gss2014extract17011
3.sav'.
DATASET NAME DataSet1 WINDOW=FRONT.
*Next, from the menus specify Data -> Define Variable Properties.
* In the Define Variable Properties box, move MARITAL to the Variables to Scan box.
* This is Figure 13.
*For Figure 14, press Continue.
*.
*For Figure 15, fill in labels, make sure that Changed and Missing boxes are
checked.
* Paste the syntax.