The
polity file has
about 116 socioeconomic and political variables for 111
nations of the world.
It contains data on nations for the 1980s.
This file is available as an
SPSS "portable" file, polity.por, that can be
imported into SPSS.
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If
you are viewing this page with INTERNET EXPLORER,
you can download *.por files to open in
SPSS.
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If
you are viewing this with the NETSCAPE
browser, the file will not download
properly,
and SPSS will not open it as a .por
file.
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Downloading this file
presumes a general knowledge of SPSS,
and specific knowledge of how to open .por files,
and how to save them as .sav SPSS system
files.
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Here are the steps
for downloading the file:
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If you are using Windows on a
PC
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If you are using a Macintosh
computer
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RIGHT-click
download
polity.por
- Click on
"Save Target As ..."
- Navigate to
where you want to save the file
- add
".por" to file name
- Change
"Save as type" to "All
Files"
- Click
on the "Save"
button.
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Click & HOLD
download
polity.por
- Choose
Download Link to Disk
- navigate to
the desired place you want to save the
file
- Click on
the "Save" button.
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To open your .por file in SPSS:
- Go to the File Menu
- Choose "Open"
- Then select "Data"
- In the Open File dialog box, change
"files of type" from "SPSS
(*.sav)" to
- "SPSS portable (*.por)"
- Click on the visible .por file
- then click on the Open
button.
- Save your file as an "SPSS
(*.sav)" file.
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