STATS CATEGORY ORDER

Create a macro or multiple dichotomy set with a specified variable order

This procedure takes a list of ordinary variables or multiple dichotomy sets. For ordinary variables, it creates a macro listing the variables in sorted order of the count. This macro can be used in the CTABLES CATEGORIES subcommand to control the order in the table. Unlike CTABLES, it can move special values out of the sort order. For multiple dichotomy sets, it creates a new set with the categories similarly reordered.

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Requirements

• IBM SPSS Statistics 18 or later and the corresponding IBM SPSS Statistics-Integration Plug-in for Python.

Note: For users with IBM SPSS Statistics version 23 or higher, the STATS CATEGORY ORDER extension is installed as part of IBM SPSS Statistics-Essentials for Python.

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Installation intructions

1. Open IBM SPSS Statistics
2. Navigate to Utilities -> Extension Bundles -> Download and Install Extension Bundles
3. Search for the name of the extension and click Ok. Your extension will be available.

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License

• Apache 2.0

Contributors

• JKP, IBM SPSS