Use SPSS for your data-driven decision-making
May 19, 2017
Use SPSS for your data-driven decision-making
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Modules Used
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- Tables
- Complex Samples
Overall Satisfaction with IBM SPSS
IBM SPSS is used by the staff of the department of research for analysis of data from our surveys and educational activity (program) evaluation projects. RSNA is a medical association of radiologists in the business of providing continuing education to our members and the radiology community in general. We conduct numerous surveys throughout the year (needs assessment surveys, journal readership surveys, member benefit surveys, educational activity pricing surveys etc.) and use SPSS to analyze the data. SPSS is also used to analyze the participant feedback surveys from our continuing education activities.
- Ease of pre-analysis data manipulation (including data cleaning) activities such as the easy of restructuring data, identifying duplicate cases, merging files, recoding variables, selecting cases for analysis etc. Helps expedite the data analysis process.
- A very comprehensive online help that include easy to follow Tutorials. the Statistical Coach that guides you through the process of finding the appropriate procedure and Case Studies, that provide hands-on examples of statistical analyses and how to interpret results. You have a constant companion while using SPSS.
- Ability to work with multiple data sources, compare the contents of various files and move easily between the data sources.
- A powerful menu-driven statistical analysis system. I still write syntax out of habit but I can also accomplish all my tasks through the menu-driven system.
- Would like to receive information on software patches and updates - especially on patches.
We conduct numerous surveys and also have to analyze data from participant evaluation of numerous educational activities and the efficiency with which we analyze and report the results of these activities could not have been accomplished without SPSS Statistics. The time-saving data analysis process and insights into the relationships in our data that SPSS provides have been invaluable in providing timely information for decision making.
- Improved data-driven decision-making throughout the organization.
- Identified member needs and preferences that have impacted the selection and design of our educational programs