Help with Syntax & Error received

[jwick]

Hello Everyone, I've tried searching but could not find a solution to this, so I am hoping you can help me.

I am currently using the book: Applied Multivariate Statistics for the Social Sciences 5th edition by James Stevens. In the chapter on Multiple regression, he has a table 3.3 with syntax to enter in order to output the MR with other descriptives. A copy of what is in the book can be found here just scroll down to the next page (99):

http://tinyurl.com/4dx9l72

I have entered all of the data into the syntax editor and triple checked my entry. It matches the book's example exactly.

However, when I run the syntax I receive the following message from SPSS:

"Warning # 522
An unexpected end of file has been found in the middle of reading a case. The
Partial case will be ignored. Check your input for a possible missing record.
Command line: 311 Current case: 6 Current splitfile group: 1"

I am also going to past my exact syntax below. Any help you may be able to provide in solving this error would be greatly appreciated. I am new to syntax and still learning my way around SPSS. I am also running PASW 18 on my mac if that helps.

I've looked through this forum as well as on Google. It sounds like there could be a missing record but the numbers match. I've tried changing the syntax in a few places but no result seems to do the trick.

Thank you again for your assistance,

JW

My entered Syntax:
TITLE'MORRISON MBA DATA'.
DATA LIST FREE/INSTEVAL CLARITY STIMUL KNOWLEDG INTEREST COUEVAL.
BEGIN DATA.
112112 122111 111112 112112
213222 224112 233112 234123
223133 222222 223212 222332
222112 224222 233113 234112
232112 344322 343114 343123
343223 334233 334233 343112
345113 335123 344123 344113
333213 335112 455234 445234
END DATA.
REGRESSION DESCRIPTIVES = DEFAULT/
VARIABLES = INSTEVAL TO COUEVAL/
STATISTICS = DEFAULTS TOL SELECTION/
DEPENDENT = INSTEVAL/
METHOD = STEPWISE/
CASEWISE = ALL PRED RESID ZRESID LEVER COOK/
SCATTERPLOT(*RES, *PRE)/.

[Robert Jones]

I suggest you review the SPSS help for the DATA LIST command. This indicates that variables for the command used in this example are bounded by spaces and that the variables for cases may be continued on separate lines or combined on one. Your post indicates that there are 6 variables per case, whereas there are 32 variables specified in your list. As 32 can not be divided by 6 with no remainder this suggests that the command is hoping for another 4 to complete the final case. You may find it easier just to add two more variables per line such that the variables for each case are contained on a single line.

HTH
Robert

[jwick]

Robert,

I want to thank you for your assistance. I'm still learning the program and your concise answer really helped me. I wasn't able to find the help section for the syntax on the data list... however your description lead me to make some changes which completely fixed the problem.

There were supposed to be 32 variables, however as it was laid out in the book it appeared and was entered as if there were only 6. I believe the publisher of the book may have squished the characters together for easier reading based on each participant and not on variable.

Your description of the space between each variable was invaluable. I added spaces within my data entry and double spaces between participants. This provided the correct results.

Thank you again for your assistance I truly appreciate your help.

-JW