IBM have released the latest version of SPSS Statistics. Version 30 includes new statistical procedures as well as a few additional functional improvements. Bland-Altman Analysis Bland-Altman analysis is a method used to compare two different measurement techniques or instruments. In particular it helps researchers to assess the level of agreement between them by visualizing the …
The volume and nature of the data that most organisations hold these days mean that the analytical possibilities are great. Organisations are constantly seeking ways to extract valuable insights from their data to gain a competitive edge, using advanced analytics to help them make data driven decisions. However, as with everything, it’s really important to …
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In this four-part blog series, we’re going to take a look at working with R in SPSS. We’ll begin by exploring the basics of running R procedures in SPSS syntax and end up showing you how to create your own SPSS custom dialogs based on R code. We’re able to run R code in SPSS …
In the previous blog post, we looked at the basics of running R procedures in SPSS syntax. In this post, we’re going to explore how to work with R packages. Packages are collections of functions and pre-built compiled code that enable R users to carry out a vast range of analytical and data manipulation tasks. …
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Previously, we explored how to install and load an R package to generate correlograms by executing R code within SPSS syntax. In this post, we’re going to look at how we can build a custom dialog in SPSS Statistics that encapsulates much of our previously created code and allows us to share the procedure with …
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In the previous blog post, we created a basic custom dialog using R code in SPSS Statistics that allowed us to generate a visual representation of a correlation matrix i.e., a correlogram. In this final posting, we will see how to add a number of additional elements that control the styling and appearance of the …
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Here are a list of some of the most common data cleaning problems that you are likely to encounter and which SPSS procedures help to resolve them.
Click on each link below to find out more about which procedures and functions are in each SPSS module. SPSS Statistics Base Advanced Statistics AMOS Bootstrapping Categories Complex Samples Conjoint Custom Tables Data Preparation Decision Trees Direct Marketing Exact Tests Forecasting Missing Values Neural Networks Regression SPSS subscriptions SPSS bundles
IBM SPSS Statistics provides a powerful suite of data analytics tools which allows you to quickly analyze your data with a simple point-and-click interface and enables you to extract critical insights with ease. During these times of rapid change that demand agility, it is imperative to embrace data driven decision-making to improve business outcomes. Organisations …
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With v29 of IBM SPSS Statistics just released, should you consider an upgrade if you are running an unsupported version of SPSS? In terms of eagerness to upgrade, our customers fall in to a few categories: Some will upgrade as soon as they feasibly can – either due to IT policy or because they would …
In order to complete an upgrade to V30 you will need to have an up to date support and maintenance contract with Smart Vision. If you do not have an up to date support contract then it is possible to buy reinstatement licences to get the upgrade organised. If you would like to investigate this …
IBM has just announced the general availability of IBM SPSS Statistics 28.0.1. This modification release introduces new statistical tests, enhancements to existing procedures and functional enhancements that will improve everyday usability. In this blog post we outline some of the new features and functionality. New statistical procedures and algorithm enhancements Kernel Ridge Regression As part …
What’s new in SPSS version 27? Correlations output now includes the ability to show only the lower triangle of values, suppress the diagonal coefficients and calculate confidence intervals. One-Sample, Independent-Samples and Paired-SamplesProportionTests have been added to the base system. McDonald’sOmega has been added to the suite of reliability analysis procedures. RestorePoint functionality that saves data …
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IBM is about to release the latest version of SPSS Statistics. Here’s a summary of some of the new enhancements that existing users can look forward to. Meta-analysis Meta-analysis is a well-established analytical approach that combines the results from a range of studies with a view to estimating the effect size of the treatment in question. …
One of the wonderful things about IBM SPSS Statistics is its ubiquity. I realise that it is not a household name in the way that big consumer brands are, but if you have ever had the need to analyse data, either professionally, in an academic context or in the public realm, the chances are that …
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IBM SPSS Advanced Analytical Products, including IBM SPSS Statistics and IBM SPSS Modeler, can be implemented and licensed in different ways. How your organisation invests in, licenses and implements these tools will depend on its requirements. This page explains and compares the options, or you can watch the quick video guide below. Licence length or term …
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In order for Smart Vision Europe Ltd to be able to assist you with the transfer of an SPSS license from one computer to another you will need to be able to demonstrate one of the following: Have an up to date support and maintenance contract with Smart Vision Europe Ltd To have had a …
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You can easily change language from English to another language of your choice directly within SPSS Statistics. This can be done in the Edit menu by selecting ‘options’ and then ‘language’. You can change the language of three different aspects of SPSS – your output, the user interface and the character encoding for data and …
If you opt for a concurrent user license then you can install SPSS on as many machines as you like, as long as it is only ever used by one person at a time. To control this you would install SPSS License Manager. The license manager is a separate application which will need to be …
Sometimes it can be useful to know which SPSS modules you have installed and are licensed for. There’s a simple syntax command that can give you this information quickly and easily. Our video guide shows you how, or check out the written instructions below. Checking which modules are installed First, open a new syntax window …
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We’re often asked how you can change the appearance of the tables that SPSS generates as output. In this video Jarlath Quinn demonstrates two different ways to do this, either by choosing a different table look in the edit / options function, or by editing the table properties directly yourself.
In this video Jarlath Quinn demonstrates how to merge data files within SPSS Statistics using each of the two main methods, either adding cases (combining files with the same fields but additional rows) or adding variables (combining files by joining variables to a target file using something like an ID field as a ‘keyed variable’).
SPSS users often want to be able to create grouped or banded data from continuous fields such as, for example, creating age groups or income bands from continuous fields. In this video Jarlath Quinn demonstrates how to use the visual binning procedure within SPSS Statistics to do this.
Recoding your data means changing the values of a variable so that they represent something else. Within SPSS Statistics there is more than one type of recode that can be performed.
In this video Jarlath Quinn demonstrates how to use the functions within the explore command in SPSS Statistics to test for normality.
In this video Jarlath Quinn demonstrates how to work with date and time variables in SPSS using the SPSS date and time wizard.
In this video Jarlath Quinn demonstrates how to use SPSS Statistics to define data filters in order to select particular cases for analysis. This can be done either to create a temporary selection or to create a permanent new file with only a subsection of cases included within it.
In this video Jarlath Quinn demonstrates how to reverse the values of a rating scale (such as an agreement scale or a satisfaction scale) in SPSS Statistics, so that the highest value becomes the lowest value and vice versa.
SPSS users often want to know how they can combine variables together. In this video Jarlath Quinn demonstrates how to use the compute procedure to calculate the mean of a number of variables to create one combined variable, and also how to use the count values procedure to count how many times a particular value occurs across a series of variables in order to create an overall count.
In this video Jarlath Quinn introduces the popular TURF analysis technique and demonstrates how to apply it in IBM SPSS Statistics. TURF analysis is used in many industries to find the optimal sub-group of options from a wider portfolio in order to maximise their appeal to an audience or market.
In this video Jarlath Quinn explains what cluster analysis is, how it is applied in the real world and how easy it is create your own cluster analysis models in SPSS Statistics.
In this video we explore variable sets – a procedure in SPSS that allows you to generate subsets of variables or fields for display within dialogue boxes and in the data editor itself.
SPSS enables quite a high level of customisation so you can set up the software in a way that enables you to be a lot more productive, however many people are unaware of just how powerful these customisation options are. In this video we explore the options edit menu.
