SPSS® 12.0 Command Syntax Reference

1406 REPORT
statistics. The maximum width and length of the report are controlled by specifications on
the SET command. The FORMAT subcommand on REPORT controls how the report is laid
out on a page and whether case listings are displayed. The VARIABLES subcommand specifies
the variables that are listed or summarized in the report (report variables) and
controls the titles, width, and contents of report columns. The BREAK subcommand specifies
the variables that define groups (break variables) and controls the titles, width, and
contents of break columns. SUMMARY specifies statistics and controls the titles and
spacing of summary lines. The TITLE and FOOTNOTE subcommands control the specification
and placement of multiple-line titles and footnotes. STRING concatenates variables to
create temporary variables that can be specified on VARIABLES or BREAK.
Output File. You can direct reports to a file separate from the file used for the rest of the output
from your session using the OUTFILE subcommand.
Statistical Display. The statistical display is controlled by the SUMMARY subcommand. Statistics
can be calculated for each category of a break variable and for the group as a whole. Available
statistics include mean, variance, standard deviation, skewness, kurtosis, sum, minimum,
maximum, mode, median, and percentages. Composite functions perform arithmetic operations
using two or more summary statistics calculated on single variables.
Missing Values. You can override the default to include user-missing values in report statistics
and listings with the MISSING subcommand. You can also use FORMAT to define a missingvalue
symbol to represent missing data.
Basic Specification
The basic specification depends on whether you want a listing report or a summary report.
A listing report without subgroup classification requires FORMAT and VARIABLES. A listing
report with subgroup classification requires FORMAT, VARIABLES, and BREAK. A summary
report requires VARIABLES, BREAK, and SUMMARY.
Listing Reports. FORMAT=LIST and VARIABLES with a variable list are required. Case listings
are displayed for each variable named on VARIABLES. There are no break groups or summary
statistics unless BREAK or SUMMARY is specified.
Summary Reports. VARIABLES, BREAK, and SUMMARY are required. The report is organized
according to the values of the variable named on BREAK. The variable named on BREAK must
be named on a preceding SORT CASES command. Specified statistics are computed for the
variables specified on VARIABLES for each subgroup defined by the break variables.
Subcommand Order
The following order must be observed among subcommands when they are used:
• FORMAT must precede all other subcommands.
• VARIABLES must precede BREAK.
• OUTFILE must precede BREAK.
• Each SUMMARY subcommand must immediately follow its associated BREAK. Multiple
SUMMARY subcommands associated with the same BREAK must be specified consecutively.