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SPSS® 12.0 Command Syntax Reference

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1662 VERIFY<br />

Operations<br />

• VERIFY reports on cases remaining after any preceding SELECT IF commands.<br />

• The USE and PREDICT ranges are defined by the last USE and PREDICT commands specified<br />

before the VERIFY command. If USE and PREDICT have not been specified, the USE<br />

range is the entire series, and the PREDICT range does not exist.<br />

Limitations<br />

• Maximum 1 VARIABLES subcommand. Only 1 series can be specified on VARIABLES.<br />

VARIABLES Subcommand<br />

VARIABLES names a series to include in the report and is optional. The actual keyword<br />

VARIABLES can be omitted.<br />

• The series named on VARIABLES must be numeric. The DATE_ series is non-numeric and<br />

cannot be specified.<br />

• Only one VARIABLES subcommand can be specified, and it can name only one series.<br />

Examples<br />

VERIFY.<br />

• This command produces a report on the status of the most recent DATE, USE, and<br />

PREDICT specifications, as well as the first and last valid cases in the file.<br />

VERIFY VARIABLE=STOCK.<br />

• In addition to the default VERIFY information, this command displays information on<br />

series STOCK, including the values of the first and last cases and how many values in that<br />

series are missing.

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