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Good for statistics but the options to run analysis need to be more clear
What do you like best about the product?
You are able to make charts and graphs from data easily which makes data visualization great. You can also customize those graphs.
What do you dislike about the product?
The options need to be more clear and better organized to run analyses. The organization sometimes leads one to take longer to run analyses than one needs to.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am running statistical tests easily and able to produce more research which is important in academia.
Easier coding than other applications
What do you like best about the product?
Coding is fairly user friendly. Can make SPSS do so much if you k ow how to use it.
What do you dislike about the product?
Not the most user friendly. Look of interface is slightly outdated.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Cleaning data, special data runs.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I would recommend, but be prepared for a significant learning curve if you have no experience
A Superior Platform for data analysis
What do you like best about the product?
SPSS Allows me to analyse data sets in a familiar format
What do you dislike about the product?
The interface is somewhat complicated however after watching tutorials it is easy to familiarise yourself with eventually but it is set out in a similar format to rival software packages
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Data Analysis from online surveys
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Do your research on the system, there are many great online tutorials
Useful but not as accessible
What do you like best about the product?
This software has made statistics so much easier. I've used it for data analysis, and I've used a variety of tests. It definitely has some advantages. All you need is to know which boxes to check and what tests to run.
What do you dislike about the product?
However, there are other more accessible softwares like R that use language as their coding tool. I would say SPSS is less accessible than R.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Statistical analysis
Best statistical tool.
What do you like best about the product?
The implementation is easy. The test are easy to run.
What do you dislike about the product?
It is a good and easy to use software and I do not dislike anything.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
statistical testing and data analysis.
The OG Tab Package
What do you like best about the product?
When I started using SPSS about 16 years ago, the only instruction I was given was, "Open this [syntax] file, select all, and click 'Run'." I had no idea what it did, and so when I started actually digging around, I found that it was able to do a lot of the work I was doing in Excel. Creating basic frequencies, crosstabs, and graphs was easy! Over the years I've learned to do much more, and there are a lot of videos and online documentation. Almost all my knowledge has been acquired through trial and error, and Googling "SPSS syntax to do XYZ".
When you use the Wizard to create something, the command syntax shows up in the output, so you can learn as you go. I really like being able to see what I was trying to accomplish written out so I can copy and modify it.
The cloud-based version is great from an administrative standpoint because you can re-assign licenses throughout the course of the annual subscription.
When you use the Wizard to create something, the command syntax shows up in the output, so you can learn as you go. I really like being able to see what I was trying to accomplish written out so I can copy and modify it.
The cloud-based version is great from an administrative standpoint because you can re-assign licenses throughout the course of the annual subscription.
What do you dislike about the product?
Like many tab programs, SPSS has its own syntax for writing commands, so you do have to learn the structure and sub-commands. There is a ton of information online, though.
From a purchasing standpoint: one of the biggest drawbacks of the desktop version is that the license is non-transferable. If your machine dies, you must purchase a new license. There are also no (free) upgrades. The biggest drawback for the cloud licensing is how utterly painful it is to purchase multiple licenses at different times. Adding another user midway through our last contract required paying for the full year, and then receiving a reimbursement from IBM for the unused months. We've had a couple reps, and they have been fantastic - it's the purchasing rules by which they are bound that are ridiculous.
From a website standpoint: the My IBM website is a mess. Links frequently don't work (e.g., click 'My Account' when logged in and get a message that says you're not authorized to view the page... pages take forever to load, Chat doesn't work, etc.). It is surprising that a company as large as IBM doesn't have this stuff figured out.
From a purchasing standpoint: one of the biggest drawbacks of the desktop version is that the license is non-transferable. If your machine dies, you must purchase a new license. There are also no (free) upgrades. The biggest drawback for the cloud licensing is how utterly painful it is to purchase multiple licenses at different times. Adding another user midway through our last contract required paying for the full year, and then receiving a reimbursement from IBM for the unused months. We've had a couple reps, and they have been fantastic - it's the purchasing rules by which they are bound that are ridiculous.
From a website standpoint: the My IBM website is a mess. Links frequently don't work (e.g., click 'My Account' when logged in and get a message that says you're not authorized to view the page... pages take forever to load, Chat doesn't work, etc.). It is surprising that a company as large as IBM doesn't have this stuff figured out.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
At this time, I mainly use SPSS to check survey data (are all the paths populating as they should?), create data exports to Excel, and run tables / crosstabs to populate dashboards I've created in Excel. I love that I can set up my syntax once to perform the actions I need, and then be able to run it over and over again. It saves a ton of time when there are many data transformations that I used to do in Excel.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you're a student (have valid Student ID), you can purchase deeply discounted desktop versions from StudentDiscounts.com.
My experience with SPSS 25
What do you like best about the product?
What I like most about SPSS is its interface, which makes the usage simple and practical, but without leaving aside the complexity necessary for statistical data management, thats why i consider this program is perfect for users of different levels, both as for advanced users and students, this makes it one of the statistical programs with the greatest potential.
What do you dislike about the product?
What I least like is simply the common limitations of any licensed program, mainly its high cost, which makes it difficult for people with limited resources to access this program.
The second thing I like least is the characteristics of the graphics it produces, they are definitely aesthetically improvable, sincerely I've never used them for any of my research.
The second thing I like least is the characteristics of the graphics it produces, they are definitely aesthetically improvable, sincerely I've never used them for any of my research.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Because I am dedicated to medical research, specifically in the field of public health, this program means that for non-statistical people we can easily perform simple statistical analyzes, but with this, we can make actions with high impact on the health of populations.
Effective large data analysis software
What do you like best about the product?
When you know and understand the many formulae needed to use this software effectively, it is easy to use when trying to analyse large data sets.
What do you dislike about the product?
As previously mentioned, it takes a lot of complex formulas to effectively analyse data, and the shortcuts to formulate data in graphs and tables are hidden under dropdown and pop-up boxes that are hard to find.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am trying to analyse data for research relating to voting behaviours, trade data and other complex data sets. IBM SPSS does allow me to collate large data, but it requires knowledge of many formulae.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Research short cuts on using the software before paying the subscription fee.
SPSS review
What do you like best about the product?
SPSS statistics is very easy to use in basic statistical analysis. It is useful if you have a small experimental dataset. It is also good for teaching purpose because basic statistics can be understood easily with SPSS.
What do you dislike about the product?
Producing graph using SPSS is not the best way. It is not flexible and difficult to modify the graphs. SPSS is slower than other statistical softwares if you are working with a large dataset.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
---Teaching statistics to psychology and biology students is easy using SPSS
SPSS-IBM
What do you like best about the product?
The thing that i like most about SPSS is that once you figure out how to enter all your data, it gives you detailed results, and options to share your findings with others. Options to add values and labels are very clear and adjustable. You can tun multiple tests, regressions, ANOVAS and more.
What do you dislike about the product?
SPSS requires a little bit of background knowledge before you can fully utilize the software. Unless you know the definitions of certain tests and variables, you wouldn't understand how to correctly use the software. Validity is the biggest issue with any test but i think SPSS has made a good effort in improving tests and data entry for the software to produce the most accurate answers possible.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Alot of what i use SPSS for is survey data. The data collected is regarding different aspects of psychology. I then use this information to see if the data i collected is valid and statistically significant, This helps aid in research of different behavioral and psychological theories.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Lean to properly use the software and be sure the results are correct. If you dont know how to use the software it can skew your results.
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