IBM/SPSS have posted to their web site the features of IBM SPSS Statistics 19, the latest version of SPSS for 2010 (known briefly for a time as PASW Statistics). New features include general linear mixed models, faster performance, a statistics web portal, automated linear models, a few syntax editor improvements, default measurement levels, a few new direct marketing capabilities and integration with the (new) IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services system.
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IBM SPSS Statistics 19.0 Thoughts
by Mark Kupferman • • 13 Comments
The release of IBM SPSS Statistics 19.0 is in the offing, so I thought I taken my traditional opportunity to rant about the Java platform that SPSS moved to after version 15 and offer a few suggestions regarding what SPSS could do to make me want to switch to SPSS 19 when it is released. Variable Folders and cleaner, simpler cut/paste options would go a long way to get me past my intense dislike of the Java-based interface.
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Ruby Tabulation Software
by Mark Kupferman • • 0 Comments
Tim Macer of meaning ltd. wrote an article about Ruby Tabluation Software from the Australian firm Red Centre Software. I’ve always struggled way ways to automate the analysis and reporting on my ongoing surveys so I was intrigued. I signed up for the trial (they were very flexible — first they spent about an hour and a half with me on a webinar and then they let me try the full, unencumbered version of the software for more than a month) and fell in love with it.
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PASW Statistics 18.0 (SPSS Statistics) New Features
by Mark Kupferman • • 5 Comments
SPSS has announced the new features that they plan to the upcoming release of PASW Statistics 18 (formerly know as SPSS Statistics 18, or SPSS Base).
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SPSS Statistics 17.0 Frustrates Me (a review)
by Mark Kupferman • • 0 Comments
I finally received my copy of SPSS Statistics 17 a couple of days ago and determined that I would try to push past my frustration with the “new and improved” Java-based interface and use it to analyze some data for a report I’m working on. But I can’t do it. There aren’t enough compelling features in the new version of SPSS to help me get past my frustration with the Java interface. So I’m sticking with SPSS 15.
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SPSS 18 New Features Survey
by Mark Kupferman • • 0 Comments
SPSS has been conducting a survey for the last couple of weeks to help them develop SPSS Statistics 18 (the “new” name of what has formerly just been known as SPSS 17). One generally imagines that the questions that are asked provide insight into the types of new features they are considering,
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SPSS 17.0 Features Announced
by Mark Kupferman • • 0 Comments
SPSS has announced SPSS 17.0, which will feature improved research and reporting tools, greater accessibility for business users combined with new functionality for statistical programmers, and easier enterprise integration, deployment and management.
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SPSS or Excel
by Mark Kupferman • • 9 Comments
Why use a data analysis package like SPSS when you could use Excel? I’ve just come across an interesting marketing piece from SPSS that goes into benefits one gets from using a dedicated data analysis package instead of trying to do all of your analysis in a spreadsheet. While it would be fair to expect that this isn’t necessary an unbiased comparison, it might offer some food for thought to those of you trying to figure out why you should bother to upgrade.
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SPSS 16 for Mac Doesn’t Make the Cut
by Mark Kupferman • • 0 Comments
Bertolt Meyer of Zurich, Switzerland has written a not-very-happy review of SPSS for the Mac 16.0. His general thesis is that it is the “most insulting piece of software” he has ever come across. He felt that it didn’t look nor act like an Macintosh application; it isn’t properly internationalized; and more than a dozen bugs.
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Review of SPSS Tables 16 (SPSS add-on)
by Mark Kupferman • • 1 Comment
Let’s say you’re a market researcher, you have an extra $1000 lying around, and you’re looking for an easier way to improve the look, feel and efficiency of your cross-tabs. What do you buy? If you’re me, you buy the the Tables add-on for SPSS. While the text below certainly isn’t a detailed tutorial on how to use SPSS Tables, it should give you an idea of the features it makes available to help you decide whether it is worth the money.
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SPSS 17.0 Drops Support for PowerPC Macs
by Mark Kupferman • • 0 Comments
SPSS announced recently to its Mac-based customers that SPSS 17.0 for Mac would not be released for the PowerPC based Mac, effectively discontinuing SPSS development for the PowerPC. PowerPC Mac users presently represent about 3% of all online computer users, down from 4.2% back in 2006 when the Intel based Mac was released.
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My Top 5 Free SPSS Help Web Sites
by Mark Kupferman • • 5 Comments
I spend a lot of time working in SPSS, and occasionally I need answers about various techniques and methods that aren’t readily available in the included documentation. Fortunately, there is a tremendous amount of free SPSS information and training materials scattered all over the web. Here are a few of my favorites.
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SPSS Text Analysis for Surveys Webcast
by Mark Kupferman • • 0 Comments
Anderson Analytics and SPSS is offering a free webcast on March 20, 2008 at Noon EST in which Senior Consultant Jesse Chen will offer creative tips and tricks for analyzing unstructured (text) data. The webcast will last about an hour and will feature Chen using a variety of real-world case studies (probably integrating SPSS Text…
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SPSS 16 New Features
by Mark Kupferman •
Click here to see my review of SPSS Statistics 17.0, the new version of SPSS. In the upcoming SPSS Directions User Conference in Prague (May 16) Product Management Director Kyle Weeks will discuss some of the new features in SPSS 16. These include: SPSS 16 has a new Java interface allowing for Windows, Mac, and Linux…
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Tim Macer reviews streamBASE GmbH’s Coding-Modul
by Mark Kupferman •
In the March 2007 issue of Research, Tim Macer reviewed streamBASE GmbH’s Coding-Modul, a program specifically designed to assist in the process of coding a significant number of open-ended questions. Tim gave the software a generally positive review (4 out of 5 for ease of use; 4.5 out of 5 for value). Tim liked the…
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SPSS vs. STATA
by Mark Kupferman •
Found an interesting comparison between the features of SPSS and STATA (two statistical analysis packages), as provided by several statisticians on Windows Live Spaces: SPSS Advantages: Slightly more user friendly in making complex tables & graphs Nice routines for testing interactions in logistic regression models Friendly ANOVA commands Generally easier to use Sophisticated survival analysis…
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Statistical Analysis with R
by Mark Kupferman •
University of Missouri graduate student Mitch Hardin recently posted a note on his blog about how after spending a lot of quality time with SPSS he switched to R, a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics that runs on a variety of platforms (Windows, MacOS, Unix). Although R is “almost entirely command-line driven,”…
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SPSS 15 Doesn’t Work with Microsoft Vista?
by Mark Kupferman •
I came across a post on comp.soft-sys.stat.spss in which the purchaser of a new Dell system with Vista Home Premium edition was unable to install SPSS 13, 14, or 15. They indicate that they spoke to SPSS support, who told them that none of the versions which require activation will install on Vista. In a…
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Tim Macer reviews GMI Research Analyzer 2.0
by Mark Kupferman •
Tim Macer recently reviewed GMI’s Research Analyzer in the February 2007 issue of Research Magazine. Research Analyzer is a fairly easy to use package for analyzing your data and creating reports without the usual hassle that comes from a more "statistical" program like SPSS. Basically, take everything you would do to analyze your data in…
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SPSS Desktop Reporter
by Mark Kupferman •
Not to go too much into detail yet, but we’ve been spending some time with SPSS Desktop Reporter 4.0. Wow. Despite the price, it’s a great software package with a lot of extremely useful features and worth every penny. What it allows you to do is to take an SPSS file (or any variety of…