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SPSS Statistics

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Include both STAR JOIN and MERGE DATA in menu

In SPSS version 25 the STAR JOIN function was removed from the menu. STAR JOIN still works, but can not be found anymore in the menu under Data – Merge Files – Add Variables as in previous versions of SPSS. Under Data – Merge Files – Add Variables...
over 4 years ago in SPSS Statistics 2 Not under consideration

Enrichment of tables production

CTABLES is getting old and has been overtaken by tools like Q Research or GESStabs. I think significant improvements and more features are overdue. We might even need a complete new module. Please see what other software producers developed and tr...
over 3 years ago in SPSS Statistics 0 Future consideration

On restrictions on String variables used for 'Grouping Valiable' of 'Independent-Samples T test'

About 'Grouping Valiable' of 'Independent-Samples T test'. Improvement request I would like to use Long String (eg 24 bytes) as 'Grouping Valiable'. In the case of String variable, only variables that variable width is 8 or less can be input to [G...
about 4 years ago in SPSS Statistics 0 Future consideration

Restore ability to set concurrent licensing for all users system-wide

SPSS 28.0 changed the way concurrent licensing works. Every user must explicitly select the concurrent license in the activation wizard the first time SPSS is launched, even if the administrator has already configured concurrent licensing. This is...
over 1 year ago in SPSS Statistics 0 Functionality already exists

muti language encoding

We have a survey conducted in Dimensions Data Collections that produces a DDF Data file. In this survey we have an open end (text) variable that contains answers from the users on different exotic languages. The survey is conducted on Burmese and ...
11 months ago in SPSS Statistics 2 Future consideration

Close without exit

Most software programs allow the user close their work without exiting the program. In SPSS when only one sheet is open there is not option to close, only exit. This affects all users of SPSS. The current setup is cumbersome, being forced to open ...
over 2 years ago in SPSS Statistics 1 Future consideration

Variable labels in regression mobile tables (output) as in checked in options

Now variable name used in tables even "labels" setting used in options. Add new checkbox for variable naming for regression tables or make it behavior more general.
almost 2 years ago in SPSS Statistics 0 Future consideration

Bland-Altman Plot

User in the field of biostatistics are using Bland-Altman technique and would like to have a direct access to the procedure rather than having to use 3 different unrelated procedures to have this product.
about 7 years ago in SPSS Statistics 0 Not under consideration

Official support for Microsoft W10 Azure Cloud VM's

Case #TS004516282 As I previously told that Azure is not officially supported platform for SPSS Statistics. Azure is not a tested environment for SPSS Statistics. That's why I wanted to see if it could work somehow on your platform because some un...
over 2 years ago in SPSS Statistics 0 Future consideration

Support for Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.04

Please provide support for current versions of Ubuntu. Version 14.04 is not supported by Canonical anymore. Support for version 16.04 will expire soon, too. New software should not force the user to use an outdated and unsupported OS, as it involv...
over 2 years ago in SPSS Statistics 0 Future consideration