Format of the Matrix Data File (PARTIAL CORR command)

  • The matrix data file includes two special variables that are created by the program: ROWTYPE_ and VARNAME_.
  • ROWTYPE_ is a short string variable with values N, MEAN, STDDEV, and PCORR (for the partial correlation coefficient).
  • 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 PCORR, 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.