Introduction to IBM SPSS.

                                                           By :  Md. Sharif Hossain 

The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was created by three University of Stanford students: Dale H. Bent, C. Hadlai (Tex) Hull, and Norman H. Nie. In 1975, SPSS Inc. was established. IBM purchased SPSS in 2009, and it is now completely incorporated into the range of business analytics software offered by IBM Corporation.

Advanced statistical analysis, a sizable library of machine learning techniques, text analysis, open source extensibility, integration with big data, and simple application deployment are all features of the IBM SPSS software platform.

Users of various skill levels can utilize SPSS because to its accessibility, versatility, and scalability. Additionally, it may assist you and your business in identifying new opportunities, enhancing productivity, and lowering risk because it is appropriate for projects of all sizes and levels of complexity.

 

Version of The SPSS 

Early SPSS Statistics versions were created in Fortran for batch processing on mainframes, such as the IBM and ICL versions, and they initially used punched cards for program input and data entry.

• SPSS 1 - 1968
• SPSS 2 - 1983
• SPSS 5 - 1993
• SPSS 6.1 - 1995
• SPSS 7.5 - 1997
• SPSS 8 - 1998
• SPSS 9 - 1999
• SPSS 10 - 1999
• SPSS 11 - 2002
• SPSS 12 - 2004
• SPSS 13 - 2005
• SPSS 14 - 2006
• SPSS 15 - 2006
• SPSS 16 - 2007
• SPSS 17 - 2008
• PASW 17 - 2009
• PASW 18 - 2009
• SPSS 19 - 2010
• SPSS 20 - 2011
• SPSS 21 - 2012
• SPSS 22 - 2013
• SPSS 23 - 2015
• SPSS 24 - 2016, March
• SPSS 25 - 2017, July
• SPSS 26 - 2018
• SPSS 27 - 2019, June (and 27.0.1 in November, 2020.
• SPSS 28 - 2021, May.

Advantage of SPSS

SPSS is a comprehensive statistical software.
• Many complex statistical tests are available as a built in feature.
• Interpretation of results is relatively easy.
• Easily and quickly displays data tables.
 

• Can be expanded.

LIMITATIONS

• SPSS can be expensive to purchase for students.
• Usually involves added training to completely exploit all the available

features.
 

• The graph features are not as simple as of Microsoft Excel. 

For More Details Watch The Video.

Channel Link: https://youtu.be/DRqLsR3eXlU

References: 

https://www.ibm.com/analytics/spss-statistics-software.

http://www.unige.ch/ses/sococ/cl/bib/qual/spss.history.html.

https://www.ipl.org/essay/Spss-Advantages-And-Disadvantages.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPSS.

August 12, 2022 Tags : Data analysis & Visualization , IBM SPSS , Research Methodology

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