Merging Data Files

You can merge data from two files in two different ways. You can:

  • Merge the active dataset with another open dataset or IBM® SPSS® Statistics data file containing the same variables but different cases.
  • Merge the active dataset with another open dataset or IBM SPSS Statistics data file containing the same cases but different variables.

To Merge Files

  1. From the menus choose:

    Data > Merge Files

  2. Select Add Cases or Add Variables.
  • For more information on merging files by adding cases (rows), see Add Cases.
  • For more information on merging files by adding variables (columns), see Add Variables.