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# Page 7 - Reviews of IBM SPSS Statistics

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Tugrul U.  
Online Shop Manager  
Retail  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A must have program for every marketing researchers and data analyst. "

August 6, 2018

5.0

Pros

It is a user friendly package program with a nice interface. Excel connectivity makes it easier. A must have program for every marketing researchers and data analyst.

Cons

It would be good to draw graphics with more attractive designs. After all, visuals are very important for a good presentation.

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AQ

Anabel Q.  
Asesora  
Management Consulting  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Sps2"

April 26, 2023

5.0

En mi experiencia yo lo usé para obtener funciones estadísticas de una base de datos y poder simplificar los resultados y visualizar los resultados

Pros

Me gustó por que es sencillo en el uso y muestra buenos resultados

Cons

Posee buenas herramientas, aunque siempre es bueno ir mejorandolos.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Data Processing and Project Lead  
Market Research  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "SPSS"

October 15, 2018

4.0

Pros

SPSS is a very powerful tools we use it for all our data analysis and it is compatible with most of the software

Cons

Arabic language is not compatible with the other software, when I open SPSS data file with Arabic language on desktop reporter the Arabic is appearing as garbage letters

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IE

Inês E.  
Psicóloga  
Individual & Family Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Utilização SPSS para análise de dados"

November 2, 2022

4.0

Para a realização de estudos, o software é bastante útil, permitindo uma maior rapidez na obtenção dos resultados.

Pros

a facilidade em colocar os dados no software e a realização dos testes necessários para obter os resultados concretos.

Cons

As atualizações são constantes por isso, quando há uma nova temos que saber ler as novas aplicações de forma a compreender o sistema novo.

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Frank I.  
Country Support Specialist  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The only software you'll ever need for data analysis "

July 10, 2018

5.0

Convenience, Speed, and efficiency

Pros

The software is incredibly easy to use; even when I was just a beginner doing my thesis-- the software offered simple, clearly labeled drop-down tabs that enabled me to analyze my data like a Pro. Now it's my go-to software because it makes quantitative data analysis a breeze. It's so easy to use that it's a one day task for us to train newly contracted research enumerators to use for a specific project.

Cons

The only gripe I have with this software would be its data visualization feature which in my opinion; the pie charts, histograms, bar charts etc. are horrible looking.

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Vignesh M.  
Senior Project Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "IBM SPSS Statistics Review"

April 6, 2023

4.0

Pros

It is very user-friendly, and Analysis results will e more accurate we have many tests available we can use that according to the analysis

Cons

It is a bit costly, setting up is hard, and it needs to be more self-explanatory. it will make the system to work slow

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Client Support Representative  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "SPSS by IBM"

December 28, 2018

5.0

Pros

\- IBM SPSS has helped me a lot during my diploma financial degrees. I don’t think I would have able to Complete my projects without SPSS software. - Thanks to this software I was able to elaborate a large number of data into one page and in one document. - It is tremendously useful when you have a large no of data and you can’t use excel to arrange that. - It is a very professional software. - But it is the kind of investment you will notice increased productivity and employees will also be able to save time because work will get done faster comparatively.

Cons

\- The biggest disadvantage of this product is that it is not easy to use. It is not like you installed it and started working on it and it will be handy in a few hours. - You must be familiar with the software first. You have to get training from someone you have used SPSS for years. - You will find it a bit complicated to use it at the start.

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Elena K. P.  
GEOGRAFO  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "It is the program that allows me to handle the large amount of socio-demographic data."

May 5, 2018

4.0

It is an extremely useful tool for the realization of statistical calculations that involve a large amount of data.

Pros

This program is what has allowed me to manage the population, housing, demographic and cartographic data collected in the national census. With it I have been able to draw basic calculations such as mean, fashion, variance and standard deviation, as well as analysis of main components, allowing this data to be available to analysts quickly to generate different byproducts.

Cons

It is a rather complex tool that needs a good pre-induction to take advantage of all the benefits of the program. It is quite expensive

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PM

PRINCE M.  
Accounts Clerk  
Accounting  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Academic research help"

August 24, 2019

5.0

A useful tool for complex calculations , Various calculations can be extracted from this application.

Pros

At the University of Zimbabwe we have found a reliable solution in the SPSS application for the various researches that is carried out in different faculties. I used the app on my undergraduate research project and my MBA research which produced the best results . Free videos are available online on how to use SPSS and there you dont have to pay to be taught on how to use it

Cons

It took me some time to carefully study and understand how to use the SPSS, and therefore it might took someone some time to understand the different function on the app

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OP

Obvious P.  
Bookkeeper  
Farming  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "SPSS appropriate software for academic and business circles"

December 26, 2019

4.0

From my experience SPSS is good when carrying out statistical operations. I used SPSS when doing my Masters of Science in Finance and Banking research. From my experience compared to Eviews SPSS is difficult to use.

Pros

SPSS is a multifaceted statistical package that allows different types of analysis. Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) enables to obtain statistics ranging from descriptive statistics to complicated multivariate analysis. The statistics menu helps the researcher or business analyst to analyse and interpret data by clicking the drop down arrow under data, analyse and graphs. SPSS helps researchers and business analysts to generate new variables by clicking the transform drop down menu which provides the steps or procedures for generating new variables. The package supports several functions for example arithmetic functions, statistical functions for example MEAN.

Cons

SPSS is not suitable for anlysing time series data and panel data. Does not allows for same time estimation of regression parameters and relationship between regressor or independent variables. Compared to other packages SPSS does not support model development (Structural Equation Modelling). SPSS does not provides model fit indexes to assess how well data or information is represented.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Quality Lead  
Internet  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Go to tool for all your complex data analysis needs"

July 29, 2019

4.0

We use SPSS for data analysis with large data sets and for complex calculations.

Pros

Interface is clean and simple Handle large quantity of data with ease. Integration with other tools is easier.

Cons

High learning curve. Reporting feature can be improvised.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Chief Business Development Officer  
Management Consulting  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great data analysis tool"

April 18, 2019

5.0

Pros

SPSS is better than some data analysis tools like Stata because it is slightly more intuitive and needs less coding. It is great for regressions and allows for decent data presentations - pivot tables, graphs etc

Cons

If you are analysing a massive data set, then spss might not be the best and I will use stata instead. Like most data analysis tools that I know, the interface is horrible

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Research Assistant  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Social science quantitative research made easy"

November 3, 2020

5.0

I first came into contact with this software during a Advanced Business Statistics course during my undergraduate study, and started to really use it to run multiple regression analysis for my undergraduate thesis. This software took quite a long time to get used to but definitely helped me a lot in finishing my study. Since this software is widely used, there are tons of tutorials you can follow on the internet, and that’s a great thing.

Pros

It offers a wide range of statistical analysis for quantitative research. The ultimate go-to software when it comes to quantitative research. Great value for money too!

Cons

It can be quite hard to operate, thank God there’s a lot of tutorials you can follow on the internet.

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Enrique M.  
Analista  
  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Utice SPS when I taught in the field of statistics at the university"

March 8, 2018

5.0

It is a very complete statistical software, fast compared to R, that is why it has all the advantages that statistical software can have for the manipulation of data.

Pros

Well I like it a lot because it is a very used statistical software easy to use allows a lot of data to process and manage works with java modules and can be used in Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac or Linux operating systems in the market for example if we compare it with other statistical statistical software such as the SAS this requires commands for its operation which creates a certain level of complexity or operabilit

Cons

Although it is a software widely used everywhere the user must have knowledge of statistics and have some training in the use of this software and some programming knowledge

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Senior Qualitative Researcher  
Computer Hardware  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "The go-to program for statistical processing"

December 18, 2018

5.0

Pros

This program has been a standard and knowing how to work with it was a must-have skill in my group. It has the capability to easily handle very large data sets without any problem and tends to be pretty user-friendly once you get the hang of it.

Cons

It can be a long learning curve to jumping in and starting to use it. It would be nice to see more tutorials available directly integrated into the program to help newer folks out along the way. Aside from this, it is quite expensive, and we've typically found ourselves still needing to export into another program for cross tabulation and clean data visualization- would love to do it all via SPSS and for a reasonable price that is more affordable for smaller companies.

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Pelin Y.  
Senior Auditor  
Banking  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Useful for modeling and basic statistics"

June 13, 2019

4.0

I used SPSS for some basic statistics and to find the relation between two variables in business. Generally ı like to use SPSS because with one click you can compute lots of basic statistics.

Pros

It is easy to use basic statistic and modelling. The summary of the report output also contains necessary information for the reader. Parametric tests and methods include current methods.

Cons

You should have basic statistical knowladge to interpret the result. And sometimes your data is not suitable for the test you used. For that cases SPSS should informed the user. When data size is big, computing some test takes time.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Researcher  
Research  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Simple statistics software for new social science researchers"

November 30, 2019

4.0

I used this throughout undergraduate statistical courses in psychology and became very good at running simple t-tests, ANOVAs, regressions, etc. This is a good software to use alongside an introductory stats course. I also use this in graduate school and to run analyses for manuscripts I publish.

Pros

The drop-down menus make the interface very simple. You do not need to know coding to be able to use this software - it is easy to navigate.

Cons

Some statistical functions are cumbersome to execute in this software. The syntax option is available, but tends to be secondary to the drop-down commands. The software crashes occasionally.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Business Data Analyst  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Good Data Analysis Tool"

September 12, 2018

4.0

Overall, SPSS is still a widely used tool, and so I'd definitely recommend data and statistics students to get familiar with it.

Pros

While not the best data analysis tool in its class, SPSS is still one of the top players and more well known and used services. Pulling data and generating graphs and reports is pretty simple and effective. The layout and user interface is well made as well and many features are available for different algorithms and models.

Cons

SPSS gets pretty slow when dealing with what we call 'big data', which is kind of disappointing compared to some of its competitors.

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Sayra A.  
Research Coordinator  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "SPSS is a Must-Have Data Analysis Tool"

April 23, 2021

5.0

I use SPSS to analyze survey results and student progress data.

Pros

I find that SPSS is relatively easy to use compared to other data analysis software. I like that you can simply click through the options in order to complete the analysis. The syntax feature is also great because you can save your work and re-use the same syntax again and again.

Cons

It would make my life easier to be able to manipulate how tables appear in the output window without needing to purchase pricey add-ons. It would also help to be able to link SPSS with data visualization software like Power BI

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AH

Afnan H.  
Researcher  
Research  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Assessing the Pros and Cons of IBM SPSS Statistics: An In-Depth Review of the Statistical Software"

February 11, 2023

5.0

IBM SPSS Statistics is a valuable tool for data analysis, data visualization, and predictive modeling. Its user-friendly interface, versatility, and integration with other tools make it an attractive choice for many users. However, its high cost, steep learning curve, and limited customization options can be drawbacks.

Pros

SPSS Statistics has a user-friendly interface that makes it easy for users to perform various data analysis tasks, IBM SPSS Statistics has robust data visualization capabilities, allowing users to create clear and concise data visualizations that effectively communicate their findings. IBM SPSS Statistics has a large community of users, making it easy to find support and resources when needed.

Cons

IBM SPSS Statistics can be expensive, making it inaccessible to some users.Some users have reported technical support issues, making it difficult to resolve problems when they arise.

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HC

Hilary C.  
SALES & MARKETING  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Analyse your dissertation data with spss"

June 7, 2019

5.0

Hard to use, but it gets the job done, and you get your results which are reliable and well tabulated.

Pros

it helped me analyse my survey data when l was writing up my dissertation. its simpler that other statistical tools I could import and export data easily from excel to spss l managed to analyse descriptive data and do regressions using a YouTube tutorial. data analysis doesn't take forever, its quick it allowed me to edit, when doing school work one always makes errors, and with spss you can redo as many times as you need to. for basic data interpretetion and analysis spss is the good to go

Cons

its difficult to use, alone you cant unless maybe you are a math and stats guru sadly it doesn't copy and paste tables and charts neatly to Microsoft word, l had to type again if l wanted the analyse data to be on my word documents and that is a lot of work.

Alternatives considered

[Stata](https://www.capterra.com/p/119880/Stata/)

Reason for choosing IBM SPSS Statistics

spss was easier to use for me compared to stata

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Director of Fraud Analytics (Director II)  
Government Administration  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Not bad, but not the best"

October 5, 2018

4.0

I have used this software for stratified sampling, multiple regression analysis, and other statistical analyses. It is great at those tasks. I did find myself exporting results and creating visualizations in more familiar products such as Excel though.

Pros

Probably the easiest software to start doing heavy sampling and statistical analysis (logistic regression, chi-sq).

Cons

I wouldn't say this is the best software for handling messy data, or data with unconventional structures. If you need to manipulate your data before analysis, you should take a look at SAS, R, or Python.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Information System Administrator  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Best Analytical Tool "

October 3, 2022

5.0

Pros

It can be organize graphical out put well as well as it can be handle huge data load of analysis

Cons

Bit of default to learn easily for the baggers , limited functionality and limited data analysis function can be use, as per the personal use it bit of expensive comparing others

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Nathaniel L.  
Sales & Service Member Representative  
Insurance  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The Only Option for Statistics "

July 16, 2019

5.0

Pros

Having IBM SPSS run my data analysis for me has saved me more time than ill ever know, learned in college and never stopped using it.

Cons

The visual user interface is not very attractive or user friendly

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Sales Administration Assistant  
Building Materials  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "SPSS isn't easy to master, but it was worth investing my time into learning!"

March 1, 2018

4.0

I'm able to run statistical analysis from simple sets or syntax, to complicated or multiple variable sets with ease. A good software for time consuming tasks means higher efficiency, which is exactly what I get with SPSS.

Pros

Every statistical analysis software varies on its strengths, but I find SPSS to be more user friendly in comparison to other software like "R." When you have to sit down for 6 hours, frame and enter data, and grind out what analyses you're running, having an easy to understand interface is a major bonus. There are also lots of independent resources and manuals like Andy Field's guide books to provide excellent walkthroughs.

Cons

One thing I don't like is the price, but that's every software that's worth the cost. You hate to shell out, but then immediately understand it's necessity when you grind out hours of data and feel confident in your work process. The price is honestly fair for the quality of the software.

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