processing eprime data

[Kristie Willhoit]

I, too, use Excel and SPSS for analyzing my data, but I prep it using
DataAid first.  You can use the Filter function to remove any NULL values
from a specific column by setting the range not equal to NULL.  Note,
however, that this will exclude all data in that trial from analysis.  I
also use the analyze function in DataAid to run the analyses I need
(strictly reaction and movement time means in my case), then export the
results to Excel, then import that file to SPSS (after making it
SPSS-friendly, as Dave mentioned).  Hope this helps!

Kristie

Kristie Willhoit
Research Associate
University of West Florida
Division of Health, Leisure, and Exercise Science
11000 University Parkway
Building 78, Room 140
Pensacola, FL 32514
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-----Original Message-----
From: eprime at mail.talkbank.org [mailto:eprime at mail.talkbank.org] On Behalf
Of Michael J. Crowley
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 4:10 PM
To: eprime at mail.talkbank.org
Subject: processing eprime data

Dear List,

I'm wondering how much preprocessing people are doing in edata aid before
going
to a stat package.  I've seen that most postings reflect programming issues
and
I'm wondering how people are processing their data, post-collection from
edata
aid. I'm hoping that his post will open this for discussion.

Because data is stored trial variable by block, there are many null data
values.
 Is there any ideal way for handling this in edata aid?

Also, some of the data we've opted to store, in retrospect, are irrelevant.
Is
their a way to batch process files in edata aid to drop irrelevant
variables?

Thank you for all your responses.  If there is a good response to this post,
I
will compile the feedback for the list.

best wishes,

Mike Crowley



Michael J. Crowley, Ph.D.
Yale Child Study Center
230 South Frontage Rd.
New Haven, CT 06520



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