SPSS® 12.0 Command Syntax Reference

1710 Appendix C
FILE TYPE GROUPED RECORD=#REC 3(A) CASE=STUDENT 1.
RECORD TYPE ’R’.
DATA LIST / READING 5-6.
RECORD TYPE ’M’ CASE=2.
DATA LIST / MATH 5-6.
RECORD TYPE ’S’.
DATA LIST / SCIENCE 5-6.
END FILE TYPE.
BEGIN DATA
1 S 97
1 R 58
1M 59
2 R 43
3 R 67
3M 75
END DATA.
LIST.
• FILE TYPE indicates that the data are in grouped format. RECORD defines the variable
containing record codes as string variable #REC. CASE defines the case identifier
variable as STUDENT in the first column of each record.
• One pair of RECORD TYPE and DATA LIST statements is coded for each record type
in the file.
• The CASE specification on the RECORD TYPE statement for math records overrides
the CASE value defined on FILE TYPE. Thus, the program reads STUDENT in
column 2 in math records and column 1 in other records.
• END FILE TYPE signals the end of file definition.
• BEGIN DATA and END DATA indicate that data are inline.
• The output from LIST is identical to that in Figure C.7.
Mixed Files
In a mixed file, different types of cases have different kinds of records. You can use FILE
TYPE MIXED to read each record or a subset of records in a mixed file.
Reading Each Record in a Mixed File
Table C.3 shows test data for two hypothetical elementary school students referred to a
remedial education teacher. Student 1, who was thought to need special reading atten-