Hello,
I am encountering an error using the "Compute Variable" function. When I am
computing a variable using less than 10 variables, it works. However, as
soon as I try to compute a variable using more variables (and I need to
create 10 variables computed from 40 variables each and 40 variables
computed from 20 variables each), SPSS says "EXECUTE" (no error messages or
anything) but doesn't do anything. It does not list the command like it
normally does either. I tried entering the command as syntax, but I
apparently do not have a python plug-in (which it says I need; my disks are
very elsewhere). I am working on a Mac with SPSS 16 if that makes a difference.
I have been working on ways around this problem all day, and I have a
meeting in about 2 hours [although the request for advice does not expire
then] with my professor (yes, I'm a grad student) to go over findings. If
anyone has any magical inspiration regarding this problem (I've tried
aggregating to require less computing oomph, rebooting, saving as variables,
etc.) I would really appreciate your help. Or if you happen to know that
this is just a limitation of the program, I would appreciate that insight as
well.
Thank you!
Best,
Tara.
P.S. New to the listserv, so I apologize if I posted incorrectly.
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