How to Import SPSS Files into R?
Last Updated :
04 Jan, 2022
In this article, we are going to see how to import SPSS Files(.sav files) into R Programming Language.
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Method 1: Using haven Package
Here we will use the haven package to import the SAS files.
To install the package:
install.packages('haven')
To import the SAV file read_sav() methods are capable to read the file.
Syntax:
read_sav(‘file’)
Example: Reading SPSS file
R
library (haven)
data <- read_sav ( "airline_passengers.sav" )
head (data)
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Output:
number
112
118
132
129
121
135
Method 2: Using foreign Package
Foreign package has read.spss() methods to read the sav file in R Programming Language.
To install the package:
install.packages('foreign')
Syntax:
read.spps(“File”, to.data.frame = TRUE/FALSE)
Example: Reading SPSS file
R
library ( "foreign" )
data1 <- read.spss ( "airline_passengers.sav" ,
to.data.frame = TRUE )
head (data1)
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Output:
number
112
118
132
129
121
135
Method 3: Using Hmisc Package
Hmisc package have spps.get() methods to read the sav file in R Programming Language.
To install the package:
install.packages('Hmisc')
Syntax:
spps.get(“File”, to.data.frame = TRUE/FALSE)
Example: Reading SPSS file
R
library ( "Hmisc" )
data2 <- spss.get ( "airline_passengers.sav" ,
to.data.frame = TRUE )
head (data2)
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Output:
number
112
118
132
129
121
135
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