VARIABLE ROLE

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11.19 VARIABLE ROLE

     VARIABLE ROLE
             /role var_list
             [/role var_list]...

VARIABLE ROLE sets the intended role of a variable for use in dialog boxes in graphical user interfaces. Each role specifies one of the following roles for the variables that follow it:

INPUT: An input variable, such as an independent variable.
TARGET: An output variable, such as an dependent variable.
BOTH: A variable used for input and output.
NONE: No role assigned. (This is a variable's default role.)
PARTITION: Used to break the data into groups for testing.
SPLIT: No meaning except for certain third party software. (This role's meaning is unrelated to SPLIT FILE.)

The PSPPIRE GUI does not yet use variable roles as intended.