A common need with SPSS Statistics is to produce some statistical results and then use them for further processing.  We sometimes call that “output as input”.  This is very straightforward if you can do it with AGGREGATE or procedures that produce results as SPSS datasets, but it is possible to do this for anything that SPSS Statistics can put in a pivot table.

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In my last post, I wrote about the productivity achievable with Python, telling the story of creating the SPSSINC TURF extension command and dialog box.  Well, when the cat’s away, the mice will play.  This post is about scalability and optimizing the TURF algorithm,
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Python and Productivity

Posted By Jon Peck on Mar 03, 2009 at 01:03 PM
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One of the main benefits of programmability is the ability to extend and automate SPSS Statistics capabilities. I’d like to tell you the story of a recent extension effort: the SPSSINC TURF command and dialog.
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