pspp

GNU PSPP is a program for statistical analysis of sampled data. It is a Free replacement for the proprietary program SPSS, and appears very similar to it with a few exceptions.

http://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/faq.html

SlackBuild

Requires readline 6.2 and gtksourceview and spread-sheet-widget (exists in slackbuild.org).

Slackbuild: pspp.tar.gz

Package 32 bit: pspp-0.8.1-i486-1_SBo.tgz

Test

Save the following data in a file named myfile.sps:

DATA LIST LIST /name (a25) quantity (f8).
BEGIN DATA.
widgets 10345
oojars 2345
dubreys 98
thingumies 518
END DATA.
 
LIST.
 
DESCRIPTIVES /quantity
 /statistics ALL.

Run psppire:

File
Open myfile.sps
Menu Run, all

The data view and variable view will appear filled. An output window will appear with all the data.

Other test

PSPP> get file='PARAM_exercicio2.sav'.
PSPP> list Tv_hours.
PSPP> compute TvHoursHigherEqual=Tv_hours>=2.
PSPP> list Tv_hours TvHoursHigherEqual.
PSPP> filter by TvHoursHigherEqual.
PSPP> mean age.
PSPP> filter off.

Test

nano data.txt
Ahmed          188.00 
Bertram        167.00 
Catherine      134.23 
David          109.10

mkdir -p /root/.local/state/pspp/ 

pspp
PSPP is free software and you are welcome to distribute copies of it
under certain conditions; type "show copying." to see the conditions.
There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY for PSPP; type "show warranty." for details.
GNU pspp 2.1.1
PSPP> data list file='data.txt' list /forename(A12) height. 
Reading free-form data from `data.txt'.
+--------+------+
|Variable|Format|
+--------+------+
|forename|A12   |
|height  |F8.0  |
+--------+------+
PSPP> list /format=numbered.

2: warning: Missing value(s) for all variables from forename onward.  These will be filled with the system-
missing value or blanks, as appropriate.

           Data List
+-----------+---------+------+
|Case Number| forename|height|
+-----------+---------+------+
|1          |Ahmed    |188.00|
|2          |Bertram  |167.00|
|3          |Catherine|134.23|
|4          |David    |109.10|
|5          |         |     .|
+-----------+---------+------+
PSPP> save outfile='out.sav'.
PSPP> exit.

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-Requires readline 6.2 and gtksourceview (exists in slackguild.org).
+Requires readline 6.2 and gtksourceview and spread-sheet-widget (exists in slackbuild.org).
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+== Test ==
Save the following data in a file named '''myfile.sps''':
{{{
DATA LIST LIST /name (a25) quantity (f8).
BEGIN DATA.
widgets 10345
oojars 2345
dubreys 98
thingumies 518
END DATA.
-Line 11:
+Line 26:
+LIST.
 
DESCRIPTIVES /quantity
 /statistics ALL.
}}}

Run psppire:
 * File
 * Open myfile.sps
 * Menu Run, all

The data view and variable view will appear filled. 
An output window will appear with all the data.

== Other test ==
{{{
PSPP> get file='PARAM_exercicio2.sav'.
PSPP> list Tv_hours.
PSPP> compute TvHoursHigherEqual=Tv_hours>=2.
PSPP> list Tv_hours TvHoursHigherEqual.
PSPP> filter by TvHoursHigherEqual.
PSPP> mean age.
PSPP> filter off.
}}}

== Test ==
{{{
nano data.txt
Ahmed          188.00 
Bertram        167.00 
Catherine      134.23 
David          109.10

mkdir -p /root/.local/state/pspp/ 

pspp
PSPP is free software and you are welcome to distribute copies of it
under certain conditions; type "show copying." to see the conditions.
There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY for PSPP; type "show warranty." for details.
GNU pspp 2.1.1
PSPP> data list file='data.txt' list /forename(A12) height. 
Reading free-form data from `data.txt'.
+--------+------+
|Variable|Format|
+--------+------+
|forename|A12   |
|height  |F8.0  |
+--------+------+
PSPP> list /format=numbered.

2: warning: Missing value(s) for all variables from forename onward.  These will be filled with the system-
missing value or blanks, as appropriate.

           Data List
+-----------+---------+------+
|Case Number| forename|height|
+-----------+---------+------+
|1          |Ahmed    |188.00|
|2          |Bertram  |167.00|
|3          |Catherine|134.23|
|4          |David    |109.10|
|5          |         |     .|
+-----------+---------+------+
PSPP> save outfile='out.sav'.
PSPP> exit.

}}}