Type help append for details. Appending two datasets require that both have variables with exactly the same name. If using categorical data make sure the categories on both datasets refer to exactly the same thing (i.e. 1 âAgreeâ, 2âDisagreeâ, 3 âDKâ on both).
Biotic describes a living or once living component of a community; for example organisms, such as plants and animals. Biotic may refer to: 1  Life, the condition of living organisms. 2  Biology, the study of life.  Biotic material, which is derived from living organisms.
Biotic Factors Examples. Biotic Factors. Biotic factors affect populations of organisms. This is a term that is used in the study of ecology. The word root bio- means life, therefore a biotic factor is any activity of a living organism that affects another living organism within its environment.