SPSS® 12.0 Command Syntax Reference

936 MATRIX—END MATRIX
• Constant expressions are allowed.
• A matrix program can consist entirely of PRINT statements, without defining any matrix
variables.
FORMAT Keyword
FORMAT specifies a single format descriptor for display of the matrix data.
• All matrix elements are displayed with the same format.
• You can use any printable numeric format (for numeric matrices) or string format (for string
matrices) as defined in FORMATS.
• The matrix processor will choose a suitable numeric format if you omit the FORMAT specification,
but a string format such as A8 is essential when displaying a matrix containing
string data.
• String values exceeding the width of a string format are truncated.
• See “Scaling Factor in Displays” on p. 937 for default formatting of matrices containing
large or small values.
TITLE Keyword
TITLE specifies a title for the matrix displayed. The title must be enclosed in quotation marks
or apostrophes. If it exceeds the maximum display width, it is truncated. The slash preceding
TITLE is required, even if it is the only specification on the PRINT statement. If you omit the
TITLE specification, the matrix name or expression from the PRINT statement is used as a
default title.
SPACE Keyword
SPACE controls output spacing before printing the title and the matrix. You can specify either
a positive number or the keyword NEWPAGE. The slash preceding SPACE is required, even
if it is the only specification on the PRINT statement.
NEWPAGE Start a new page before printing the title.
n Skip n lines before displaying the title.
RLABELS Keyword
RLABELS allows you to supply row labels for the matrix.
• The labels must be separated by commas.
• Enclose individual labels in quotation marks or apostrophes if they contain imbedded
commas or if you want to preserve lowercase letters. Otherwise, quotation marks or apostrophes
are optional.
• If too many names are supplied, the extras are ignored. If not enough names are supplied,
the last rows remain unlabeled.