Two most common commands are generally used for data transposing. FLIP command creates a new data file in which the rows adn columns in the original data are transposed so that cases (rows) become variables (columns) or vice versa. CASETOVAR command is in this manner more complex method where one can namely restructure data not only by flipping rows and columns.
Let's say you want to read (or import) the Excel spreadsheet and transpose the rows and columns:
[Syntax]
GET DATA /TYPE=XSL
/FILE='C:\example.xsl'
/READNAMES=ON.
FLIP VARIABLES=Sport Devices Cars
/NEWNAME=V1.
RENAME VARIABLES (CASE_LBL= Type).
[/Syntax]
Readnames=on reads the first row of the excel spreadsheet as variable names. The original variables names (sport, devices, cars) are automatically stored as values in a new variable called CASE_LBL. Subsequent rename variables command changed the name of this vvariable to Type.
[EXCEL DATA]
SPORT DEVICES CARS
ID 12 32 33
STORE 2 5 4
COST 12,000 32,200 1,000
[/EXCEL DATA]
[Transposed data in SPSS]
Type ID STORE COST
1 SPORT 12 2 12,000
2 DEVICES 32 5 32,200
3 CARS 33 4 1,000
[/Transposed data in SPSS]*
*in DataView
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