MATRIX Subcommand (DISCRIMINANT command)

MATRIX reads and writes IBM® SPSS® Statistics matrix data files.

• Either IN or OUT and the matrix file in parentheses are required. When both IN and OUT are used in the same DISCRIMINANT procedure, they can be specified on separate MATRIX subcommands or on the same subcommand.

OUT ('savfile'|'dataset'). Write a matrix data file. Specify either a quoted file specification, a previously declared dataset name (DATASET DECLARE command) or an asterisk (*), enclosed in parentheses. If you specify an asterisk (*), the matrix data file replaces the active dataset .

IN ('savfile'|'dataset'). Read a matrix data file. Specify either a quoted file specification, a previously declared dataset name (DATASET DECLARE command) or an asterisk (*), enclosed in parentheses. An asterisk indicates the active dataset. A matrix file read from an a file or dataset does not replace the active dataset.