SPSS® 12.0 Command Syntax Reference

436 DATE
Example 4
The following is a partial listing of the new variables:
CYCLE_ DAY_ HOUR_ DATE_
1 1 3 1 1 3
1 1 4 1 1 4
1 1 5 1 1 5
1 1 6 1 1 6
1 1 7 1 1 7
1 2 0 1 2 0
1 2 1 1 2 1
...
12 4 6 12 4 6
12 4 7 12 4 7
12 5 0 12 5 0
12 5 1 12 5 1
12 5 2 12 5 2
12 5 3 12 5 3
12 5 4 12 5 4
DATE DAY HOUR 1 24 BY 2.
• This command creates three variables (DATE_, DAY_, and HOUR_) in a file where observations
occur every two hours in a 24-hour day.
• DAY_ uses the default starting value of 1. It has no periodicity, since none is specified,
and it is the highest-order keyword on the command.
• HOUR_ starts with a value of 1 and has a periodicity of 24.
• Keyword BY specifies an increment of 2 to use in assigning hour values.
DATE reports the following:
Name Label
DAY_ DAY, not periodic
HOUR_ HOUR, period 24 by 2
DATE_ DATE. FORMAT: "DDDD HH"
The following is a partial listing of the new variables:
DAY_ HOUR_ DATE_
1 1 1 1
1 3 1 3
1 5 1 5
...
39 17 39 17
39 19 39 19
39 21 39 21
39 23 39 23
40 1 40 1
40 3 40 3
40 5 40 5
40 7 40 7
40 9 40 9
40 11 40 11