IMPORTSAV: Stata module to convert SPSS file to Stata

JeongHoon Min ()
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JeongHoon Min: Sogang University

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: importsav converts SPSS file to Stata with the help of R packages haven, foreign and bit64. Thus, in order to use importsav, you need to install R on your system first. But after that, there is no need of running R at all. The essential idea underlying importsav is not to interrupt your workflow within Stata. With this command, you don’t need to escape Stata for data conversion. importsav will automatically write and execute R code for you. The key difference between importsav and other user-written packages such as importspss or usespss is that the support of non-English labels in both variables and values. Although Stata has officially supported this feature since version 16, importsav would still be an alternative for users with older versions of Stata.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 10 and whereis from SSC (q.v.), with R installed
Keywords: R; SPSS; sav; data transfer; data management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-12-13, Revised 2020-07-25
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install importsav". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/i/importsav.sthlp help file (text/plain)

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