Correspondence Analysis (CA): Table Specifications / Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA): Table Specifications

You can open the Table Specifications startup panel in the following two ways:
  • Ribbon bar. Select the Statistics tab. In the Advanced/Multivariate group, click Mult/Exploratory and from the menu, select Correspondence to display either the Correspondence Analysis (CA): Table Specifications Startup Panel or the Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA): Table Specifications Startup Panel, according to which tab is selected.
  • Classic menus. On the Statistics - Multivariate Exploratory Techniques submenu, select Correspondence Analysis to display either the Correspondence Analysis (CA): Table Specifications Startup Panel or the Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA): Table Specifications Startup Panel, according to which tab is selected.

The Startup Panel contains two tabs: Correspondence Analysis (CA) and Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA).

Option Description
OK Displays either a standard variable selection dialog box or the results of the analysis (if you have already selected variables).
Cancel Closes the Startup Panel without performing an analysis.
Options See Options Menu for descriptions of the commands on this menu.
Open Data Displays the Select Data Source dialog box, which is used to choose the spreadsheet on which to perform the analysis. The Select Data Source dialog box contains a list of the spreadsheets that are currently active.
Select Cases Displays the Analysis/Graph Case Selection Conditions dialog box, which is used to create conditions for which cases are included (or excluded) in the current analysis.
W Displays the Analysis/Graph Case Weights dialog box, which is used to adjust the contribution of individual cases to the outcome of the current analysis by weighting those cases in proportion to the values of a selected variable.