Andrie de Vries
2010-Nov-04 10:32 UTC
[R] Importing triple-s (standard survey structure) files to R
Dear R mailing list I am about to start working on a project for a market research customer. Their survey data is in the triple-s format, and I need to import this into R. The triple-s (standard survey structure) format is an open format for the exchange of survey data. It consists of two files, both in plain text format. - A text data file (.asc) - A metadata (.sss) file that describes the survey and data structure According the triple-s website this format is supported by a long list of survey and statistical software, including SPSS. However, a search of Google, R-Site and the R mailing list archives reveals nothing at all. I would be interested to know if anyone has prototype code for importing triple-s. If nothing exists, I plan to write and contribute a package to do this, a starting point would be very helpful. The current specification of triple-s support an XML format, so the way forward is probably to re-use the XML package code and build upon this. More information at the triple-s website: http://www.triple-s.org/ssssoft.htm Regards Andrie