| Date: | Wed, 28 Jun 2000 12:06:52 -0400 |
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| Reply-To: | Mark Casazza <casazzam@ADELPHI.EDU> |
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| Sender: | "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> |
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| From: | Mark Casazza <casazzam@ADELPHI.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Re: How to eliminate duplicates? |
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As long as the duplicates are true duplicates with all of the same data and
not just duplicate IDs with different data the following will work.
MATCH FILES FILE=* /BY ID /FIRST=ORIGINAL.
SELECT IF ORIGINAL.
HTH,
Mark
At 10:58 AM 2000-06-28 , Tonooka, Fumiko wrote:
>Hello list members,
>
>I am in the process of sampling 600 cases out of 4000 cases. I have found
>that there are duplicates. I would like to eliminate these duplicated cases
>before sampling. Is there good way to eliminate duplicates? I have 18
>files to make sample and all have duplicates. Any suggestion is
>appreciated.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Fumiko Tonooka
Mark V. Casazza
Senior Research Analyst
Office of Research, Assessment and Planning
Adelphi University, Levermore Hall #307
Garden City, NY 11530
phone: 516.877.3231
fax: 516.877.3237
email: casazzam@adelphi.edu
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