Overall Satisfaction with IBM SPSS
SPSS was used as the sole source of data collection, management, tracking, and analytics. It was used in the research setting, anyone needing to conduct or manage a research project was given access to the software. It addressed all issues of data management for research. All users were also provided learning materials and resources on the capabilities of the software.
- The data analytics are far beyond the common capabilities of Excel or other more simple software packages.
- The graphing capabilities are stellar. There are plenty of customization options.
- The syntax has kept relatively consistent across various versions and updates, making it easier for the user to use various versions if needed without a large learning curve.
- The overall use of the syntax is not especially user friendly to learn. However once a user takes the time to learn the functionality of the program is becomes very easy to make large changes or calculations to the data.
- Easier integration with other systems, i.e. excel. Would make this software easier for project management. Uploading or downloading data sets can be difficult sometimes.
The amount of time that this software saved was immensely helpful for all of the research projects there were conducted. I would also say that the graphing capabilities allow researched to paint a very clear picture of the results of any given study. The process improvements from the use of this program were too many to count.
IBM SPSS has allowed for greater confidence and clarity in data management and analytics. Specifically when delivering the results of a project to outside perspectives. This have given a sense of elevated skills among the researchers that use this product when compared to the use of a less advanced software program.
Compared to other similar programs such as R or SAS I find that SPSS is more user friendly to the researcher. I also have noticed that SPSS is more commonly used in other companies and schools research studies. This is great because it can allow for a step by step replication of any study using the same system.