Tag Archives: SPSS Statistics

IBM SPSS Statistics 19.0 Thoughts

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. Continue reading →

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Mark Kupferman | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

PASW Statistics 18.0 (SPSS Statistics) New Features

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). Continue reading →

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Mark Kupferman | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

SPSS Statistics 17.0 Frustrates Me (a review)

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. Continue reading →

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Mark Kupferman | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment