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                                                     Process Help STATNP - compute non-parametric summary statistics on multiple fields  | 
                                            
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                                                     Process Name  | 
                                                
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                                                     Link to Command Table  | 
                                            
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                                                     STATNP  | 
                                                
                                                     Sample Analysis ribbon | Statistics Processes | Nonparametric Statistics  | 
                                                
Introduction
Calculates non-parametric summary statistics on numeric fields in a file.
How to use
The following statistics are calculated for each numeric variable in turn:-
- total number of records in the file.
 - number of samples (excluding absent data).
 - number of absent data values.
 - minimum, maximum and range.
 - mid-range.
 - median and median deviation.
 - 10th and 90th percentile.
 
These results are displayed on the terminal, and can be copied to the print device. In addition a cumulative frequency plot on a normal probability scale can be calculated for each variable, and sent to the printer or printfile.
Files, Fields and Parameters
Input Files
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                                                     Name  | 
                                                
                                                     Description  | 
                                                
                                                     I/O Status  | 
                                                
                                                     Required  | 
                                                
                                                     Type  | 
                                            
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                                                     IN  | 
                                                
                                                     Input file.  | 
                                                
                                                     Input  | 
                                                
                                                     Yes  | 
                                                
                                                     Table  | 
                                            
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                                                     FIELDLST  | 
                                                
                                                     File to supply selected fields.  | 
                                                
                                                     Input  | 
                                                
                                                     No  | 
                                                
                                                     Undefined  | 
                                            
Output Files
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                                                     Name  | 
                                                
                                                     I/O Status  | 
                                                
                                                     Required  | 
                                                
                                                     Type  | 
                                                
                                                     Description  | 
                                            
Fields
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                                                     Name  | 
                                                
                                                     Description  | 
                                                
                                                     Source  | 
                                                
                                                     Required  | 
                                                
                                                     Type  | 
                                                
                                                     Default  | 
                                            
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                                                     F1  | 
                                                
                                                     First field for statistics. No fields specified means all.  | 
                                                
                                                     IN  | 
                                                
                                                     No  | 
                                                
                                                     Numeric  | 
                                                
                                                     Undefined  | 
                                            
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                                                     F2  | 
                                                
                                                     Second field for statistics.  | 
                                                
                                                     IN  | 
                                                
                                                     No  | 
                                                
                                                     Numeric  | 
                                                
                                                     Undefined  | 
                                            
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                                                     F3  | 
                                                
                                                     Third field for statistics.  | 
                                                
                                                     IN  | 
                                                
                                                     No  | 
                                                
                                                     Numeric  | 
                                                
                                                     Undefined  | 
                                            
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                                                     F4  | 
                                                
                                                     Fourth field for statistics.  | 
                                                
                                                     IN  | 
                                                
                                                     No  | 
                                                
                                                     Numeric  | 
                                                
                                                     Undefined  | 
                                            
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                                                     F5  | 
                                                
                                                     Fifth field for statistics.  | 
                                                
                                                     IN  | 
                                                
                                                     No  | 
                                                
                                                     Numeric  | 
                                                
                                                     Undefined  | 
                                            
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                                                     F6  | 
                                                
                                                     Sixth field for statistics.  | 
                                                
                                                     IN  | 
                                                
                                                     No  | 
                                                
                                                     Numeric  | 
                                                
                                                     Undefined  | 
                                            
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                                                     F7  | 
                                                
                                                     Seventh field for statistics.  | 
                                                
                                                     IN  | 
                                                
                                                     No  | 
                                                
                                                     Numeric  | 
                                                
                                                     Undefined  | 
                                            
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                                                     F8  | 
                                                
                                                     Eighth field for statistics.  | 
                                                
                                                     IN  | 
                                                
                                                     No  | 
                                                
                                                     Numeric  | 
                                                
                                                     Undefined  | 
                                            
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                                                     F9  | 
                                                
                                                     Ninth field for statistics.  | 
                                                
                                                     IN  | 
                                                
                                                     No  | 
                                                
                                                     Numeric  | 
                                                
                                                     Undefined  | 
                                            
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                                                     F10  | 
                                                
                                                     Tenth field for statistics.  | 
                                                
                                                     IN  | 
                                                
                                                     No  | 
                                                
                                                     Numeric  | 
                                                
                                                     Undefined  | 
                                            
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                                                     FIELDNAM  | 
                                                
                                                     Field in FIELDLST to identify selected fields.  | 
                                                
                                                     FIELDLST  | 
                                                
                                                     No  | 
                                                
                                                     Character  | 
                                                
                                                     Undefined  | 
                                            
Parameters
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                                                     Name  | 
                                                
                                                     Description  | 
                                                
                                                     Required  | 
                                                
                                                     Default  | 
                                                
                                                     Range  | 
                                                
                                                     Values  | 
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                                                     PLOT  | 
                                                
                                                     
 
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                                                     No  | 
                                                
                                                     0  | 
                                                
                                                     0,1  | 
                                                
                                                     0,1  | 
                                            
Notes
By default, statistics are calculated for all numeric variables (up to 10 fields can be defined; more than 10 if a &FIELDLST is specified).
Example
Example 1
Statistics are calculated for the field Au.
!STATNP &IN(ASSAYS), F1(Au)
Example 2
Statistics are calculated for all numeric fields in the file.
!STATNP &IN(ASSAYS)
Error and Warning Messages
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                                                     Message  | 
                                                
                                                     Description  | 
                                                
                                                     Solution  | 
                                            
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                                                     >>> ERR 121 <<< ( fileno) IN STATNP  | 
                                                
                                                     File read error. Fatal; the process is exited.  | 
                                                
                                                     Check the &IN file and its fields.  | 
                                            
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                                                     >>> ERR 122 <<< ( fileno) IN STATNP  | 
                                                
                                                     No numeric fields in file, or fields specified were not numeric. Fatal; the process is exited.  | 
                                                
                                                     Check that the &IN file contains numeric fields.  | 
                                            
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                                                     DATA FILE EMPTY - PROCESS TERMINATED  | 
                                                
                                                     The input file contains no data. Fatal; the process is exited.  | 
                                                
                                                     Check that the &IN file contains data.  | 
                                            
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