Re: PSPP-BUG: Windows 10 Pro PSPP Output error Crosstabs syntax error at 'PIVOT'

[Ben Pfaff]

[dropping Alexandra, because I don't this tangent interests here]

Thanks.

When I upload a new build to https://benpfaff.org/~blp/pspp-master/,
what's the "normal" delay before the autobuilder would build it
without assistance?

On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 12:07 AM Friedrich Beckmann
<friedrich.beckmann@gmx.de> wrote:
>
> Hi Ben,
>
> if you can’t wait, then you can go to the buildbot
>
> https://caeis.etech.fh-augsburg.de/buildbot/#/builders/7/builds/226
>
> and click „Rebuild“. The win-cross build does not build from the git 
> repository but from your package here:
>
> https://benpfaff.org/~blp/pspp-master/
>
> Fritz
>
> > Am 13.01.2022 um 08:55 schrieb Friedrich Beckmann 
> > <friedrich.beckmann@gmx.de>:
> >
> > Hi Ben, hi Alexandra,
> >
> > the nightly builds for the windows version are available from the buildbot. 
> > The new version „1.5.3-g797d4c“ which should contain the bugfix from today 
> > should be available tomorrow. The builds are available here:
> >
> > https://caeis.etech.fh-augsburg.de/downloads/windows/pspp-win-daily
> >
> > Fritz
> >
> >> Am 13.01.2022 um 06:53 schrieb Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>:
> >>
> >> I fixed the bug in the PSPP source code. I imagine it will be some
> >> time before anyone makes updated binaries available for Windows.
> >> Thanks again for the bug report.
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 1:27 PM Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for reporting the bug. I see the problem, and we can fix it.
> >>>
> >>> Until then, you can just delete the word PIVOT from the syntax and rerun 
> >>> it.
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 1:16 PM Alexandra Younger
> >>> <youngeralexandra@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Hello,
> >>>>
> >>>> I recently downloaded PSPP on my Windows 10 Pro to conduct some 
> >>>> statistical analysis on data for my job. The project involves a stone 
> >>>> tool analysis performed comparing attributes of the flakes that are 
> >>>> produced as a result of stone tool production in order to illustrate the 
> >>>> process of reduction and infer behaviors through identified patterns. 
> >>>> The purpose was to conduct a Chi-Square Test of Independence utilizing 
> >>>> the Crosstabs function on the software. When I run the Chi-Square test 
> >>>> under "Non-Parametric Tests", I get immediate output. However, I needed 
> >>>> to conduct a Test of Independence through Crosstabs under the 
> >>>> "Descriptive Statistics"  tab, following which, the Crosstabs output 
> >>>> produces the following error:
> >>>>
> >>>> CROSSTABS
> >>>>                 /TABLES =  Material     by       Texture
> >>>> 3.31-3.35: error: CROSSTABS: Syntax error at 'PIVOT' .
> >>>>
> >>>>                /FORMAT=AVALUE TABLES PIVOT
> >>>>                /STATISTICS=CHISQ
> >>>>                /CELLS=COUNT ROW COLUMN TOTAL EXPECTED RESIDUAL SRESIDUAL 
> >>>> ASRESIDUAL.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> My data set is primarily a set of categorical variables using numeric 
> >>>> values. I believe I have my values correctly labeled based on my 
> >>>> previous experience with SPSS and consulting the tutorials. I have also 
> >>>> tried the test with other variables in my data, including scale data, 
> >>>> and I receive an identical error in the output as above. I even tried 
> >>>> adjusting the Crosstabs settings, unchecking and checking boxes, to see 
> >>>> if those affected the outcome.
> >>>>
> >>>> I utilized the search option for the online GNU forum to seek out 
> >>>> keywords related to this problem. I also tried Stack-Overflow, Google, 
> >>>> and Reddit. I have not located any topics that may lead to a solution to 
> >>>> my problem. Because the error in my output box identifies a syntax 
> >>>> error, I believe there may be a coding error, which is what led me to 
> >>>> report this as a bug in the software, rather than consult the mailing 
> >>>> list. If this was in poor judgment, please let me know and I will try 
> >>>> the mailing list instead. If you need more information from me, I will 
> >>>> be happy to provide.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>>
> >>>> Alexandra Younger
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