Delements element type in data =

Delements= specifies the element identifier in the data file for the Labels= facet.

Format 1: Delements = type
Delements = N	all element identifiers in the data are element numbers in Labels=
Delements = L	all element identifiers in the data are element labels in Labels=
Delements = B	all element identifiers in the data can be both element numbers and element labels in Labels=. Element numbers are matched first. If the element identifier does not match any element number for the specified facet, the identifier is matched with the element labels

Format 2: Delements = Facet number + type, Facet number + type, ... Example: Delements = 1N, 2L, 3B
1N,	facet 1 element identifiers in the data are element numbers in Labels=
2L,	facet 2 element identifiers in the data are element labels in Labels=
3B	facet 3 element identifiers in the data can be both element numbers and element labels in Labels=. Element numbers are matched first. If the element identifier does not match any element number for the specified facet, the identifier is matched with the element labels.

Delements = L or B - Matching element identifiers in the data with Labels= element labels
Delements=	When matching an element identifier in the data with element numbers or labels in Labels=, the priority is:
N or B	1. The identifier in the data is matched with the element number in the facet list	"7" in the data matches element number "7" for facet 1, so the element number is 7	Facets = 5 Labels= 1, Grade level 7= Grade seven * 2, cohort 8= myx21pq * 3, gender facet 2 = boy: male student * 4, activity facet 4 = run * 5, school facet 8= Marymount * Data= 7, x21, boy, run, M, 1
L or B	1. The identifier is an exact match to the segment of an element label specified with S..W.. or S..E.	Delements = 1LS3E5 or 1LS3W3 "x21" in the data matches "x21" in columns 3,4,5, so the element number is 8
L or B	1. The identifier is an exact match to the part of an element label before : (a colon)	"boy" in the data matches "boy:". so the element number is 2
L or B	2. The identifier is an exact match with an element label without a : (a colon)	"run" in the data matches "run:". so the element number is 4
L or B	3. The identifier is a leading-character match with an element label that has no : (a colon)	"M" in the data matches the leading M in "Marymount", so the element number is 8

Example 1: in the data, the facet 1 element identifiers are element labels, for facet 2, element numbers, and for facet 3 are element labels. The observations are 0-1 dichotomies:

Labels =

1, Gender

1= Female

2= Male

2, Zip code

60601 = Central Chicago
60637 = Hype Park Chicago

...

3, Income

1 = Low

2 = Medium

3 = High

Data =

F 60637 2 0 ; Female, 60637 Zip code, Medium income, No

M 60601 3 1 ; Male, 60601 Zip code, High income, Yes

Example 2: chess tournament: paired comparisons with element labels

Facets = 3 ; player, player, round

Entered in data = 1,1, 2 ; the players are facet 1, round is facet 2

Models = ?,-?, ?, D

Delements = 1L, 2N ; element identifiers for facet 1 are element labels, for facet 2 are element numbers

Labels=

1, Players

1= John

2= Mary

3= ...

2 = Round

1= Monday morning

2= Monday afternoon

3= Monday evening

.....

Data =

John Mary 1 0 ; John played Mary on Monday morning. John lost.