User Guide

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Nonparametric
Te s t s
Runs Test Options
Figure 34-9
Runs Test Opt
ions dialog box
Statistics. You can choose one or both of the following summary statistics:
 Descriptive. Displays the mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, and
number of nonmissing cases.
 Quartiles. Displays values corresponding to the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
Missing Values. Controls the treatment of missing values.
 Exclude cases test-by-te st. When several tests are specified, each test is evaluated
separately for missing values.
 Exclude cases listwise. Cases with missing values foranyvariableareexcluded
from all analyses.
NPAR TESTS Command Additional Features (Runs Test)
The SPSS command language also allows you to:
 Specify different cut points for different variables (with the RUNS subcommand).
 Test the same variable against different custom cut points (with the RUNS
subcommand).
See the SPSS Command Syntax Reference for complete syntax information.