Date:         Fri, 4 Jun 2010 09:01:55 +0200
Reply-To:     Marta García-Granero <mgarciagranero@gmail.com>
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From:         Marta García-Granero <mgarciagranero@gmail.com>
Subject:      Re: "Matrix-End Matrix" problem including subjects' id #s
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Harrisonlv@JUNO.COM wrote:
> MATRIX.
> GET A /FILE="c:\academy\zscores.sav" / VARLIST=ZPHQ2 TO ZPHQ240 / MISSING =
> OMIT .
> GET B /FILE="c:\academy\academy2.sav" / VARLIST=var001 to var014 /MISSING =
> OMIT .
> COMPUTE SCORES = A*B .
> SAVE SCORES /OUTFILE="c:\academy\scored.sav" .
> END MATRIX .
>
> I used this syntax to create factor scores for my subjects.  The
> "zscores.sav" file contains my standardized variables (zphq2 to zphq240) and
> the subjects' id #s (id_numb).  How can I include the variable "id_numb" in
> the "scored.sav" file along with the subject's factor scores?
>
>
>

Hi "Harrisonlv":

Untested, but this modified syntax should do what you want:

MATRIX.
GET ZScores /FILE="c:\academy\zscores.sav" / VARLIST=id_numb ZPHQ2 TO
ZPHQ240 /NAMES=VNames/ MISSING =
OMIT .
COMPUTE NVars=NCOL(ZScores).
COMPUTE Id=ZScores(:,1).
COMPUTE A=ZScores(:,2:NVars).
RELEASE ZScores, NVars.
GET B /FILE="c:\academy\academy2.sav" / VARLIST=var001 to var014 /MISSING =
OMIT .
COMPUTE SCORES = A*B .
SAVE {Id,SCORES} /NAMES=VNames /OUTFILE="c:\academy\scored.sav" .
END MATRIX .

Tell me if it doesn't.

Marta GG


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