Dataset, Syntax and Output Downloads
One of the features of Multivariate Data Analysis has always been its use of a single dataset as illustration for most of the multivariate techniques. Earlier editions through the fifth edition used HATCO, while the dataset HBAT was introduced in the sixth edition. To enable educators and students to replicate the analyses, we have provided not only the datasets, but the syntax commands for SPSS. For those techniques in which SPSS was not used (e.g, structural equation modeling), control commands are given for the appropriate programs (e.g., AMOS). For those not able to actually run the statistical software, SPSS outputs in PDF format are provided as well.
Datasets
A number of datasets are available to enable students and faculty to perform the multivariate analyses described in the textbook. While some techniques require specialized datasets (e.g., multidimensional scaling, conjoint analysis and structural equation modeling), most of the analyses are performed using conventional survey data in the HBAT or HATCO datasets.
We have collected all of the datasets needed for each edition, along with some supplemental datasets and documentation. Each dataset is in SPSS format (.SAV) which is easily read by most statistical packages. Moreover, the basic datafiles are also provided in Excel format for ease of use in other statistical packages.
Select the edition below for a compressed (zipped) file of all datasets. Descriptions of the datasets are provided in documentation within each file as well as in the following document.
Program Syntax Files
A necessary adjunct to the datasets are the program control commands (i.e., syntax) that specify each of the statistical analyses. While most software programs today provide a “user-friendly interface” with “drop-down menus” for specifying the program commands, all programs will also function through what are known as “syntax” files which contain the commands in text form.
The syntax files allow for the precise specification necessary to replicate the analyses in the text given the wide number of options for each technique. While many researchers today may prefer the “drop-down” menus for program specification, the syntax files provide a simple illustration to the program options for each technique.
Select the edition below for a link to compressed (zipped) files of program syntax.
Analysis Outputs
We have also provided copies of the outputs so that users not able to actually execute the analyses will be able to examine actual outputs. These are SPSS outputs except for the SEM (structural equation modeling) analyses which use LISREL and AMOS. All outputs are in PDF format.
Select the edition below for a link to compressed (zipped) files of analysis outputs.