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General SPSS FAQ

  • Where to download SPSS? For thoose who search for SPSS software copy.
  • Why not to use for statistical analysis Excel only? SPSS versus Excel. Why the decision to use Excel for statistical analysis is usually wrong decision?
  • What is SPSS? What is SPSS (company and software)?
  • Where can I find the formula used by SPSS to calculate statistics XYZ? Sources to locate formulae SPSS used to calculate certain statistics. You'll need Algorithms documentation.
  • Why is my *.spo file so huge?? Way to make spo file smaller with the special utility for defragmentation.
  • How many variables and cases can SPSS for Windows handle? Information on theoretical limits of SPSS to operate numbers of variables and cases. In practice, they are limitless.
  • What does SPSS stands for? Some info on what historically SPSS meant and what does it mean now
  • How do I transfer data to/ from SPSS and … What ways user has to import and export data between SPSS and other data applications
  • I need to reference SPSS in an article I am writing, how should I do that? How to reference you copy of SPSS you use in book, paper, etc.
  • How can I show, in the table, categories which have *not* been selected by respondents? Options to show in SPSS tables categories with zero frequencies
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