Format of the Matrix Data File (NONPAR CORR command)

  • The matrix data file has two special variables that are created by the program: ROWTYPE_ and VARNAME_.
  • ROWTYPE_ is a short string variable with values N and RHO for Spearman’s correlation coefficient. If you specify Kendall’s coefficient, the values are N and TAUB.
  • VARNAME_ is a short string variable whose values are the names of the variables that are used to form the correlation matrix. When ROWTYPE_ is RHO (or TAUB), VARNAME_ gives the variable that is associated with that row of the correlation matrix.
  • The remaining variables in the file are the variables that are used to form the correlation matrix.