User Guide

213

Sorting and Sel

ecting Data

Figure 10-9

Select Cases Range dialog box

 First Case. Enter the starting date and/or time values for the range. If no date

variables are defined, enter the starting observation number (row number in the

Data Editor, unless Split File is on). If you do not specify a Last Case value, all

cases from the starting date/time to theendofthetimeseriesareselected.

 Last Case. Enter the ending date and/or time values for the range. If no date

variables are defined, enter the ending observation number (row number in the

Data Editor, unless Split File is on). If you do not specify a First Case value, all

cases from the beginning of the time series up to the ending date/time are selected.

For time series data with defined date variables, you can select a range of dates and/or

times based on the defined date variables. Each case represents observations at a

different time, and the file is sorted in chronological order.

Figure 10-10

Select Cases Range dialog box (time series)