A Step-by-Step Approach to Using SAS for Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

Appendix A.2: Data Input

Introduction: Inputting Questionnaire Data versus Other Types of Data

Entering Data: An Illustrative Example

Inputting Data Using the DATALINES Statement

Additional Guidelines

Inputting String Variables with the Same Prefix and Different Numeric Suffixes

Inputting Character Variables

Using Multiple Lines of Data for Each Participant

Creating Decimal Places for Numeric Variables

Inputting “Check All That Apply” Questions as Multiple Variables

Inputting a Correlation or Covariance Matrix

Inputting a Correlation Matrix

Inputting a Covariance Matrix

Inputting Data Using the INFILE Statement Rather Than the DATALINES Statement

Conclusion

References

Introduction: Inputting Questionnaire Data versus Other Types of Data

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