Summary Statistics Display Formats

The following display format options are available:

nnnn. Simple numeric.

nnnn%. Percentage sign appended to end of value.

Auto. Defined variable display format, including number of decimals. See the topic To display or define variable attributes for more information.

N=nnnn. Displays N= before the value. This can be useful for counts, valid N, and total N in tables where the summary statistics labels are not displayed.

(nnnn). All values enclosed in parentheses.

(nnnn)(neg. value). Only negative values enclosed in parentheses.

(nnnn%). All values enclosed in parentheses and a percentage sign appended to end of values.

n,nnn.n. Comma format. Comma used as grouping separator and period used as decimal indicator regardless of locale settings.

n.nnn,n. Dot format. Period used as grouping separator and comma used as decimal indicator regardless of locale settings.

$n,nnn.n. Dollar format. Dollar sign displayed in front of value; comma used as grouping separator and period used as decimal indicator regardless of locale settings.

CCA, CCB, CCC, CCD, CCE. Custom currency formats. The current defined format for each custom currency is displayed in the list. These formats are defined on the Currency tab in the Options dialog box (Edit menu, Options).

General Rules and Limitations

• With the exception of Auto, the number of decimals is determined by the Decimals column setting.
• With the exception of the comma, dollar, and dot formats, the decimal indicator used is the one defined for the current locale in your Windows Regional Options control panel.
• Although comma/dollar and dot will display either a comma or period respectively as the grouping separator, there is no display format available at creation time to display a grouping separator based on the current locale settings (defined in the Windows Regional Options control panel).