User Guide

7
Overview
Status Bar
The status b
ar at the bottom of each SPSS window provides the following information:
Command status. For each procedure or command that you run, a case counter
indicates the number of cases processed so far. For statistical procedures that require
iterative p
rocessing, the number of iterations is displayed.
Filter status. If you have selected a random sample or a subset of cases for analysis,
the message Filter on indicates that some type of case filtering is currently in effect
and not all
cases in the data file are included in the analysis.
Weight status. The message Weight on indicates that a weight variable is being used
to weight cases for analysis.
Split File
status.
The message Split File on indicates that the data file has been split into
separate groups for analysis, based on the values of one or more grouping variables.
Showing an
d Hiding the Status Bar
E From the m
enus choose:
View
Status Bar
Dialog Bo
xes
Most menu
selections open dialog boxes. You use dialog boxes to select variables
and options for analysis.
Dialog boxes for statistical procedures and charts typically have two basic
components:
Source va
riable list.
A list of variables in the working data file. Only variable types
allowed by the selected procedure are displayed in the source list. Use of short string
and long string variables is restricted in many procedures.
Target v
ariable list(s).
One or more lists indicating the variables that you have chosen
for the analysis, such as dependent and independent variable lists.