Sorry I wasn't clear. SPSS 14 isn't out yet, but when it is released later this year, the syntax reference material will be integrated in the help system.

-----Original Message----- From: Will Bailey [Statman] [mailto:statmanz@earthlink.net] Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 10:31 AM To: Oliver, Richard; SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Re: Re: Supporting Dale Glaser's comment on documentation

There is no V14. I think Rich means V12, as I recall, is where the manuals began to be available on the CD

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On 2/14/2005 11:03:33 AM, Oliver, Richard (richard@spss.com) wrote: > Starting with SPSS 14, the syntax reference material will be included > in the context-sensitive help system, as well as still available as a > separate PDF document. > > > > As for the > "diminishing amount of information per command at each successive version," > I hope this really isn't the case. Although it's true that detailed > statistical examples for Base, Advanced, and Regression Models > procedures are no longer included in the manuals, examples are > provided for most procedures in the Case Studies, available from the > Help menu or by right- clicking any table produced by the procedure. > Right-mouse context help is also available for many terms in tables. > > > > With the notable exception of removing detailed statistical examples > from certain manuals, we have made no conscious/deliberate attempt to > abridge any of our documentation. In many instances, I suspect it's > more an issue of finding the information, since it's not all in one > place -- an issue we're still working on. And one step in that > direction is integrating the syntax reference material with the help system. > > -----Original Message----- > From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf > Of Hector Malett