CURRENT SPSS, INC. PRODUCTS ON THE USC MAINFRAME

Introduction
Current Release
SPSS Manuals
Other Publications
SPSS Education
SPSS Utilization

Introduction

The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences is a set of computer programs written in FORTRAN and used with relatively simple commands to perform a variety of statistical analyses.  Users of SPSS, Inc., products should note that with the most recent version of the SPSS product, Version 4.0, the company has reverted to calling the product 'SPSS', dropping the 'X'.  SPSS 4.0 is available on our system as the system default.  Procedures for accessing SPSS 4.0 and SPSS 4.0 documentation are provided in this documentation.

This documentation was produced by the Academic Research and Data Center of USC; questions about its content should be referred to a consultant at 777-6865.

Current Release

SPSS Version 4.0 is available as the system default in batch mode only (MVS).

SPSS Manuals

The following manuals documenting Version 4.0 of SPSS are available for reference at the Academic Research and Data Center, TC Library, Level 5.  Manuals also can be purchased directly from SPSS, Inc., 444 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 606011 (312-329-3300).

SPSS Base System User's Guide (ISBN 0-918469-63-5)
This manual shows how to use SPSS commands to manage and analyze data.  It explains many of the statistical concepts involved and includes brief operational instructions for each command.

SPSS Reference Guide (ISBN 0-918469-62-7)
This manual is a complete reference to the SPSS command language.  It documents and gives examples of all the commands, subcommands, and keywords in the base and advanced statistics systems.

SPSS Advanced Statistics User's Guide (ISBN 0-918469-90-2)
This manual documents advanced statistics procedures available in SPSS.  It contains discussions of the statistics calculated by each procedure, offers help in interpreting output, as well as instructions for writing commands.

Other SPSS Publications

Proceedings from Annual SPSS Users and Coordinators Conferences are available through the SPSS Users Group, Issue, Inc., P.O. Box 11385, Chicago, IL. 60611 (312-329-2400).

Two SPSS newsletters are also published:

KEYWORDS is published by SPSS, Inc. and distributed at no charge.

ISSUES is published by ISSUE, Inc.  ISSUE is the International SPSS Software Users Exchange.  A membership fee is charged.

SPSS Education

The Academic Research and Data Center offers regular short courses in SPSS.  For more information contact them at 777-6865 for course registration materials.

SPSS, Inc. periodically offers courses in major cities.  Contact SPSS, Inc. for scheduling.

SPSS Utilization

Following is the basic JCL needed to submit an SPSS batch job on the USC System (release 4.0):

          JOB statement
     // EXEC SPSSX
          Optional DD statements
     //SYSIN DD *
          SPSS-X program statements
     /*
     //

Examples of Optional DD Statements:

When raw data is read from cards, no DD statement is required.

1. Inputting raw data cataloged on disk storage as the data set,

      N123456.DATASET: //FILEINDDDSN=N123456.DATASET,DISP=SHR
     //SYSIN DD *
     DATA LIST FILE=FILEIN / VAR3 5 SEX 6

2. Inputting raw data from the first file on a 1600 BPI, 9-track standard-label tape, serial number 123456.  The data set name is RAW.DATA:

//FILEINDDDSN=RAW.DATA,UNIT=TAPE9,VOL=SER=
      123456,//LABEL=(1,SL),DISP=OLD
     //SYSIN DD *
     DATA LIST FILE=FILEIN / VAR3 5 SEX 6

3. Outputting the SPSS system file, N123456.SPSS.FILE to disk storage, requiring approximately 5 tracks of disk space (1 TRK=56,664 bytes):

     //CREEK DD DSN=
      N123456.SPSS.FILE,//UNIT=DASD,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
     // SPACE=(TRK,(5),RLSE)
     //SYSIN DD *
          SPSS control cards
     BEGIN DATA
          Data
     END DATA
     SAVE OUTFILE=CREEK
     /*
     //

4. Outputting the SPSS system file, N123456.SPSSFILE as the second file on a 18-track, 38,000 BPI standard-label cartridge tape, serial number 123456:

      //WATER DD
      DSN=N123456.SPSSFILE,//UNIT=CTAPE,VOL=SER=
      123456,//LABEL=(2,SL),DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE)
     //SYSIN DD *
      SPSS control cards
     BEGIN DATA
          Data
     END DATA
     SAVE OUTFILE=WATER
     /*
     //

5. Inputting the SPSS system file, N123456.SPSSFILE from disk storage:

       //WATERDDDSN=N123456.SPSSFILE,DISP=SHR
     //SYSIN DD *
     GET FILE=WATER
          SPSS procedures
     /*
     //

6. Inputting the SPSS system file, N123456.SPSSFILE from the second file of a 18-track 38,000 BPI, standard-label cartridge tape, serial number 123456:

//WATERDDDSN=N123456.SPSSFILE,UNIT=CTAPE,//LABEL=(2,SL),VOL=SER=123456,DISP=OLD
     //SYSIN DD *
     GET FILE=WATER
          SPSS procedures
     /*
     //

7. Outputting raw data in card image as the file, N123456.OUTSPSS on disk storage:

//RAWDATADDDSN=N123456.OUTSPSS,//UNIT=DASD,DCB=(LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=9040,RECFM=
      FB),//SPACE=(TRK,(8,1),RLSE),DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE)
          SPSS control cards
     BEGIN DATA
          Data
     END DATA
     WRITE OUTFILE=RAWDATA/ variable specifications
     EXECUTE
     /*
     //

8. Outputting raw data to paper:

        SPSS control cards
   BEGIN DATA
        Data
   END DATA
   PRINT/ variable specifications
   EXECUTE
   /*
   //