While explore is useful for looking at the distribution of individual fields, it is particularly helpful for the investigation of patterns across subsets of the data. We'll look at an example of this approach next. Go back to the Explore dialog box, the HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED field should still be in the upper Dependent List box (if not, add it). In the lower Factor List, add REGION OF INTERVIEW and click on OK.
The descriptives produced by explore now contain a separate set of results for each of the nine regions used to group the states for the purposes of the survey. Values for New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) are shown first (see ...
