Date:         Thu, 3 Sep 1998 12:32:59 -0500
Reply-To:     "Nichols, David" <nichols@SPSS.COM>
Sender:       "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Nichols, David" <nichols@SPSS.COM>
Subject:      Re: M-estimators
Comments: To: Mark <mmoroo1@ALUMNI.UMBC.EDU>

There's no way to instruct the T-TEST procedure (or any of the other
procedures capable of doing t-tests) to use trimmed means. You'd have to do
the trimming yourself.
 
David Nichols
Principal Support Statistician and
Manager of Statistical Support
SPSS Inc.
 
        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Mark [SMTP:mmoroo1@ALUMNI.UMBC.EDU]
        Sent:   Friday, August 28, 1998 2:13 PM
        To:     SPSSX-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU
        Subject:        M-estimators
 
        In running a t-test in SPSS on a dataset, is it possible to use a
trimmed
        mean?  AND, if so, how do I accomplish this feat?
 
        I have only just subscribed to the list, so it may be more
efficacious to
        respond to me personally as it may take a while for the soft ware to
kick in
        and ppl may be bored w/ the question.
 
        Thanks.