Advantages of Statistical Analysis Software

Advantages of Statistical Analysis Software
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Advantages of Statistical Analysis Software
When it comes to data analysis, statisticians use computer software, such as International Business Machines Corporation’s (IBM) Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), to do the calculations. In particular, SPSS is used for batch processing, data storage, creating standard graphics, and data manipulation (IBM.com, n.d.). However, Microsoft Excel has various advantages over SPSS. First, it provides users with a broad range of charts and data visualization options, such as pie charts, bar graphs, and line charts. Second, Microsoft Excel has simple mathematical operations that are well-suited for handling small and medium-sized data. Third, it is a data formulation and computing software. Moreover, it is more flexible to organize and manipulate data in Microsoft Excel since statisticians can use worksheets.
On the contrary, SPSS can support specific features that Microsoft Excel cannot. SPSS is designed to handle statistical analysis for large datasets. For example, it can support regression analysis, t-tests, analysis of variance (ANOVA), data exploration, and factor analysis (Pallant, 2020). In addition, SPSS can handle large datasets effectively due to its data management capabilities, namely missing data handling, data mergin...