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What’s New in IBM SPSS Statistics v30?

Looking to quickly learn what’s new in IBM SPSS Statistics 29? Rather than reading a list of changes and new procedures, there is a quick way to tour what’s new and access help. Read our post for more info.

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The Value of Codebook in IBM SPSS Statistics

Codebook is a valuable resource that presents a comprehensive overview of dictionary information about variables and multiple response sets within a dataset. It contains crucial data details, such as variable names, variable labels, variable types, value labels, missing values, and summary statistics. The summary statistics for nominal and ordinal variables and multiple response sets include counts and percentages, while the summary statistics for scale variables comprise mean, standard deviation, and quartiles.

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What’s New in SPSS Statistics v29.0.1?

SPSS Statistics v29.0.1 was launched in April 2023 with the inclusion of the Overview Tab functionality, as part of the SPSS Base module. This post will take a high-level look at these changes plus cover off the key enhancements in v29.0.1.

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What’s New in IBM SPSS Statistics v29?

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What’s New in SPSS Statistics v27?

SPSS Statistics v27 was launched in June 2020 with the biggest change compared to v26 being the inclusion of Data Preparation and Bootstrapping as standard functionality, as part of the SPSS Base module. This post will take a high-level look at these changes plus cover off the key enhancements in v27.

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Internal Fraud Can Erode Organisations – Predictive Analytics to the Rescue!

If fraud occurs in an organization, salvaging the situation is paramount. How can this be done? The answer is Predictive Analytics! Read our blog post to find out more.

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What’s new in IBM SPSS Statistics Version 26

IBM SPSS Statistics Version 26 includes new statistical tests, enhancements to existing statistics and scripting procedures, and new production facility capabilities. Read our post to find out more.

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Infographic: What is Forecasting?

What is Forecasting? Take a look at our Infographic on Data Audit: Advanced Analytics for more information.

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How to Choose the Right SPSS License for You

Are you a super user fully emerged in analytics, a lone wolf carrying the load, or someone who dabbles in the odd analytics project? Whether you are part of a team or a single user, whatever your analytical requirements are, there is an SPSS license for you! Read to find out more.

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How You Can Predict Device Failure

How can manufacturing companies accurately measure the lifetime of a device or even take into account the effect of external factors? Read our article on predictive maintenance to find out more.

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How to Plan your Analytics Strategy

Do you have a business crying out for answers to critical questions but find it difficult to generate those answers? In this article we highlight the key issues to address when planning your Data Mining strategy.

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The Importance of Strategic Alignment for Successful Analytics Initiatives

If you have ever found that your company has engaged with Analytics initiatives that have not generated the level of success that was envisaged – despite […]

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5 Steps to Getting on the Right Track in MRO Inventory Management

Inventory Management is a concern for many organisations, large and small. This article will show you how organisations can take some light touch, manageable steps to reduce MRO inventory levels and costs while maintaining their maintenance SLAs and downtime KPIs.

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Analytics, Simplicity and Value – A complicated relationship?

Descriptive analytics is illustrated as the foundation and bedrock of analytical activities but limited in the business value potential. This is where the simplification is lacking, in our experience. This blog will share more on this topic.

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Creating an Analytics Function

This article takes a look at 4 analytics functions that are essential to consider, especially in organisations where analytics can be used for a variety of applications across multiple lines of business.

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