VARIABLE ROLE

VARIABLE ROLE
        /ROLE VAR_LIST
        [/ROLE VAR_LIST]...

VARIABLE ROLE sets the intended role of a variable for use in dialog boxes in graphical user interfaces. Each ROLE specifies one of the following roles for the variables that follow it:

  • INPUT
    An input variable, such as an independent variable.

  • TARGET
    An output variable, such as an dependent variable.

  • BOTH
    A variable used for input and output.

  • NONE
    No role assigned. (This is a variable's default role.)

  • PARTITION
    Used to break the data into groups for testing.

  • SPLIT
    No meaning except for certain third party software. (This role's meaning is unrelated to SPLIT FILE.)

The PSPPIRE GUI does not yet use variable roles.