Format of the Raw Matrix Data File (MATRIX
DATA command)
If LIST is in
effect on the FORMAT subcommand,
the data are entered in freefield format, with blanks and commas used
as separators and each scalar, vector, or row of the matrix beginning
on a new record. Unlike LIST format
with DATA LIST, a vector or row
of the matrix can be contained on multiple records. The continuation
records do not have a value for ROWTYPE_.
ROWTYPE_ values
can be enclosed in quotes.
The order of variables in the raw data file must
match the order in which they are specified on VARIABLES. However, this order does not have to correspond
to the order of variables in the resulting matrix data file.
The way records are entered for pooled vectors or
matrices when factors are present depends upon whether ROWTYPE_ is specified on the VARIABLES subcommand. See the topic FACTORS Subcommand (MATRIX DATA command) for more information.
MATRIX DATA recognizes plus and minus signs
as field separators when they are not preceded by the letter D or E. This allows MATRIX DATA to
read scientific notation as well as correlation matrices written by
FORTRAN in F10.8 format. A plus
sign preceded by a D or E is read as part of the number in scientific
notation.