Statistics Export Node

The Statistics Export node enables you to export data in IBM® SPSS® Statistics .sav format. IBM SPSS Statistics .sav files can be read by IBM SPSS Statistics Base and other modules. This is also the format used for IBM SPSS Modeler cache files.

Mapping IBM SPSS Modeler field names to IBM SPSS Statistics variable names can sometimes cause errors because IBM SPSS Statistics variable names are limited to 64 characters and cannot include certain characters, such as spaces, dollar signs ($), and dashes (–). There are two ways to adjust for these restrictions:

• You can rename fields conforming to IBM SPSS Statistics variable name requirements by clicking the Filter tab. See the topic Renaming or Filtering Fields for IBM SPSS Statistics for more information.
• Choose to export both field names and labels from IBM SPSS Modeler.

Note: IBM SPSS Modeler writes .sav files in Unicode UTF-8 format. IBM SPSS Statistics only supports files in Unicode UTF-8 format from release 16.0 onwards. To prevent the possibility of data corruption .sav files saved with Unicode encoding should not be used in releases of IBM SPSS Statistics prior to 16.0. For more information, see the IBM SPSS Statistics help.

Multiple response sets. Any multiple response sets defined in the stream will automatically be preserved when the file is exported. You can view and edit multiple response sets from any node with a Filter tab. See the topic Editing Multiple Response Sets for more information.