Single File Operations
Analyzer commands let you perform a variety of operations on individual data files.
Ensuring Data Integrity
You can do the following operations to ensure data integrity:
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Total the values of numeric fields |
Surveying Numeric and/or Date Data
You can do the following operations to survey numeric and/or date data:
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Create graphs to visualize data |
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Profile compute minimum, maximum, total, and absolute values for numeric fields |
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Statistics compute a complete set of descriptive properties for numeric or date fields |
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Generate digital analysis with the Benford command |
Summarizing Data
You can do the following operations to summarize data:
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Stratify summarize on numeric values |
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Age summarize on date values |
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Classify summarize on character values |
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Summarize summarize on character values, with more options |
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Cross Tabulate summarize on character values by cross-tabulating character fields |
Sequence Testing
You can perform the following sequence tests:
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Test for sequence errors |
Isolating Data
You can do the following operations to isolate data:
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Search for selected records |
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Extract data into a new file |
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Export data into other file formats |
Re-ordering Data
You can do the following operations to re-order data:
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Sort data by rearranging it in a new file |
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Index the contents of a data file |
Statistical Sampling
You can do the following sampling operations:
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Extract samples from a population |
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Evaluate the effect of data errors on a population |