When original data (instead of correlations, for example) is needed as input for a multivariate operation, it has to be converted (from a data list, table or file) to a matrix file by the MAT SAVE DATA <Survo data> TO <MAT file> operation. Observations and variables may be selected by the standard means of Survo (i.e. by specifications IND, CASES, SELECT, VARS, MASK). D = MAT SAVE DATA operation M = More information on multivariate analysis