Only use this if you have too many items to put conveniently on one line of the ISGROUPS= control variable.

 

Instructs where to find the ISGROUPS= information.

GRPFROM=N

ISGROUPS= is a control variable before &END (the standard).

 

GRPFROM=Y

ISGROUPS= information follows just after &END, but before the item names. It is formatted exactly like a data record. It is helpful to enter "ISGROUPS=", for reference, where the person name would go.

 

Example: An attitude survey of 10 items with 3 rating scale definitions. Items 1 through 3 on Rating Scale 1, items 4 through 6 on Rating Scale 2 and items 7 through 10 on Rating Scale 3. The ISGROUPS= information is formatted like a data record and entered after &END and before the item names. The responses are in columns 1-10, and the person-id in column 11 onwards.

  NAME1=11  start of person-id

  ITEM1=1  start of responses

  NI=10   number of items

  CODES=12345  valid responses

  GRPFRM=Y  ISGROUPS= formatted like data

  &END

  1112223333  ISGROUPS= information

  Item name 1  item names

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  Item name 10

  END NAMES

  2213243223 John Smith first data record

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