Your analysis requires you to export data in a tab delimited file. Which export node will you use to accomplish this task in IBM SPSS Modeler Professional?

Question

Options

• AFlat File
• BXML Export
• CStatistics Export
• DExcel

• B
  5% (1)
• C
  89% (17)
• D
  5% (1)

Explanation

There appears to be an error in this question's answer key. The marked correct answer (C) is factually incorrect for this task.

A. Flat File is the actual correct answer. In IBM SPSS Modeler, the Flat File export node is specifically designed to export data as a delimited text file, and allows you to choose your delimiter - including tab characters - making it the proper tool for creating tab-delimited output.

Why the other options are wrong:

• C. Statistics Export outputs data in IBM SPSS Statistics native format (.sav), not a tab-delimited text file - this is the incorrectly marked "correct" answer.
• B. XML Export outputs structured XML, not a flat delimited format.
• D. Excel exports to .xlsx spreadsheet format, not a plain text tab-delimited file.

Memory tip: "Flat File = flat text with flexible delimiters." If you need raw text output you can control (tab, comma, space), reach for the Flat File node. If you see "Statistics Export," think .sav for hand-off to SPSS Statistics software - not text.

Recommendation: Flag this question to your instructor or exam provider. If this appears on a real exam with answer C marked correct, the answer key contains an error.

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