What's new in IBM SPSS Statistics (formerly SPSS) 25.0

Aug 10, 2018
  • Back End:
  • PI62883: CTABLES syntax crashes the processor
  • PI63465: MIXED: Getting insufficient memory warning for Repeated Covariance Types Unstructured (UN) and Unstructured Correlation
  • PI67850: SPSS Statistics makes different models -- HCA
  • PI76593: GENLIN results differ from versions older than 22 and 22+.
  • PI78407: Different results on Coefficients table for Linear Regression on 32 bit versus 64 bit for 24 FP1 on the same 64 bit computer
  • PI78788: SAVE TRANSLATE fails on /APPEND /EXCELOPTIONS where /CELLS=labels
  • CS Framework:
  • PI58511: 'Connect with Secure Socket Layer' not enabled, though certificate exists at default location
  • Custom Tables:
  • PI65777: SPSS 24 crashes for CTABLES when Compare column means and Identify Significant Differences - In the main table is selected
  • Data Editor:
  • PI58101: Data Editor is double entering values sporadically on Windows 7
  • PI60222: Data Editor: Entering data is always doubled in Release 24 when the 'Display Value Labels' option is turned on
  • PI60955: Paste variables on Variable View not working for variable names with underscore
  • PI73467: Restricted Numeric variable type is broken 24 FP1, leading zeros are removed
  • Data Preparation:
  • PI61093: Aggregate with 2 long string break vars may confuse nesting of break vars
  • Dialogs:
  • PI63890: Date format yyyy/mm/dd not recognized on preview of Date and Time Wizard, Step1, extract part of a date variable
  • PI66633: Cannot switch between Mark file read only and Mark File Read/Write on the same session, file has to be re-opened first
  • PI69111: 'Write the value (not the label) to the syntax' option not working on Custom Dialog Builder for Extensions
  • Documentation:
  • PI59806: Spatial Association case study and syntax reference Guide have unexpected results
  • PI71032: Syntax Diagrams on online help or Syntax Reference PDF do not show bold text although we refer to defaults displayed in bold
  • PI75379: Documentation regarding Java requirements for silent installation of SPSS Statistics 24 on Mac OSX 10.12 Sierra is unclear
  • Excel DAC:
  • PI61788: Unable to import an XLSX file into Statistics 24 (and 23 FP3), error 2063 (Error reading information for sheet)
  • PI77963: Excel XLSX import fails in 24 FP1 with error (2063) when some columns have formulas in the Excel file
  • Front End:
  • PI56828: Menus become unusable in maximized Data Editor on Linux
  • General:
  • PI37933: AMOS Graphics: Diagram > Draw Path menu has incorrect Japanese translation
  • PI39917: AMOS appears not to see three variables in Excel file, produces inconsistent errors
  • PI49257: AMOS hangs for Bayesian SEM model when a grouping variable is used, program not responding
  • PI53112: AMOS 23 does not recognise the use of tilde character to separate servers in DaemonHost field of spssprod.inf
  • Graphics:
  • PI69411: Chart Editor for GRAPH command output does not apply line weights in Line Chart
  • PI69984: On Paneled Scatterplots the Regression fit line label is the same for all sections of the chart, but should be different
  • PI72735: No Reference line tab on properties dialog for y-axis variable reference line on some simple bar charts
  • PI72779: Wrong mean value displayed for y-axis reference line on simple bar chart, Maximum value displayed instead of Mean
  • Help:
  • PI82620: Please remove text for OLE import and Data Collection Survey Reporter Developer Kit from help text
  • Installer:
  • PI62302: AMOS Installer builds a weird spssprod.inf
  • PI73232: Push install fails to install AMOS 24 Plugins for all users.
  • Licensing:
  • PI29945: Network Licensing does not parse IPv6 address
  • PM91405: 'rlftool' command line tool is non-existent in 64-bit Linux LM --> Available tools don't match 32-bit versus 64-bit
  • PI50591: Unplugged client using Commuter license token fails with Can't find LM server: Hostname
  • PI62418: There are no lswhere.exe, lsmon.exe and lslic.exe file after Statistics client 24 installed on Windows and Linux64
  • Model Viewer:
  • PI61672: On all comma based locales Model Viewer displays wrong significance level for all NPTESTS
  • PI64686: Pairwise comparison test table for Friedman Related Samples Test unreadable on Model Viewer with more variables used
  • ODBC:
  • PI53107: Third party: Oracle 12c padding derived fields with non printing characters. (DataDirect case 00330915)
  • PI68524: Customer updates to Statistics 23.0 FP3 and ODBC to Oracle 12c fails
  • PI81980: Bulk insert fails after FP2 .
  • Other:
  • PI64972: SPATIAL TEMPORAL PREDICTION warning about autoregressive lag and too many locations for Variogram Based Parametric model
  • PI68241: Probabilties differ between Binary Logistic Regression and Propensity Score Matching on the last 2 or 3 digits
  • Output Component:
  • PI72020: Warning message from Statistics backend is not translated correctly in Japanese.
  • Output Viewer:
  • PI56608: SPLIT file LAYERED for a string variable with Slovak characters on Slovak locale: REGRESSION output tables are incorrect
  • PI59170: COLUMNWIDTH keyword does not take effect, and suppresses other keywords
  • PES Adaptor:
  • PI66113: Stats Fails to Connect to C&DS When SSL Enabled
  • Programmability:
  • PI61112: Extension bundle not installed to defined menu location
  • PI73899: Unable to run Equation Systems STATS EQNSYSTEM bundle, error about missing R packages
  • Syntax Editor:
  • PI62262: Undocumented behavior in Syntax Editor for /VARLIST on VARIABLE LEVEL command
  • PI81133: Pipe | sign gone on reopened syntax when locate is Hebrew, syntax saved in unicode and locale mode
  • PI81276: Very slow to open large syntax files with Hebrew and option "Optimize for right to left languages" is enabled
  • Text Wizard:
  • PI68084: Text Import Wizard is a stickler for detail re: dates
  • PI69893: Import Data wizard does not use the predefined text template files (*.tpf) from prior versions
  • Third Party:
  • PI47268: Mac OS: Double-click on .sav .spv or .sps file --> If Statistics is already open get error that SPSSStatistics can't be opened

New in IBM SPSS Statistics (formerly SPSS) 24.0.0 (Jun 9, 2016)

  • HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Compatibility and other issues are addressed.
  • Explore, install and update extensions with an online application store-like experience
  • Create and share extensions more easily
  • Redesigned experience while you import and export most popular le types
  • Take advantage of new enhancements in the SPSS Custom Tables module
  • SPSS STATISTICS EXTENSIONS
  • In SPSS Statistics 24, you experience a new way to access and work with open source and third party programming extensions with the Statistics Extension Hub and the Statistics Custom Dialog Builder for Extensions.
  • SPSS STATISTICS EXTENSIONS HUB:
  • The Extensions Hub is a new interface to manage extensions that provides an application store where you can:
  • Easily browse, download and update free product extensions based on SPSS, Python or R syntax
  • Easily nd and download new extensions
  • Get updates to existing extensions
  • Remove installed extensions
  • View properties of your installed extensions
  • SPSS STATISTICS CUSTOM DIALOG BUILDER FOR EXTENSIONS:
  • It is easier than ever to create and share extensions based on R/Python and SPSS Syntax for your customized needs:
  • Create extensions faster than ever with updated interface
  • Easily share extensions (double click to install)
  • Access new control options, new properties of existing controls
  • Choose new options for the menu location of a dialog
  • Create extensions faster than ever with updated interface
  • SMARTER DATA MANAGEMENT:
  • In SPSS Statistics 24, you will get a redesigned experience while importing and exporting the most popular le types with more accurate calculation of a variable type. Here are some of the features:
  • Quickly import and export les with redesigned Excel and CSV functionality.
  • Determine the data format for a column based on a speci ed percentage of values with the same format.
  • Ignore hidden Excel rows and columns.
  • Remove leading and trailing spaces from string values.
  • Specify a sheet name when writing Excel data les.
  • Append a named sheet to an existing Excel workbook.
  • Write variable labels instead of variable names to an Excel file.
  • Gain more exibility in reading text data les, including automatic detection of data formats and better handling of date and time values.
  • Export value labels to a database.
  • ENHANCEMENTS IN SPSS CUSTOM TABLES:
  • With SPSS Statistics 24, SPSS Custom Tables module added a few groundbreaking features:
  • E ective base for weighted sample results
  • Scores of new con dence interval and standard error statistics
  • Ability to include signi cant test results in the main table
  • Display signi cance values for column means and column proportions tests
  • An additional false discovery correction method for multiple comparisons
  • ADDITIONAL V24 ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
  • SPSS community for extensions and forums
  • Welcome screen with tie-ins to community and license manager
  • Multi-threading control on client screens
  • New TableLooks
  • “Revert to Saved” functionality
  • Python 3 support
  • Added NAÏVE BAYES and SELECT PREDICTORS to base (formerly server only features)
  • New date and time formats
  • Ability to show leading zeros
  • Variable icons in data editor
  • Refreshed variable view

New in IBM SPSS Statistics (formerly SPSS) 18.0 (Dec 28, 2009)

  • New offerings:
  • The PASW Bootstrapping module will make it easy for analysts to use this valuable technique
  • The PASW Direct Marketing module will enable marketers to run key analyses on their own
  • A new product, PASW Statistics Developer, will make it easy to work with R and share procedures with others
  • Improved automation:
  • The Automated Data Preparation feature (in PASW Data Preparation) detects and corrects quality errors in one efficient step
  • New analysis and reporting:
  • New nonparametric tests (in PASW Statistics Base)
  • Post-computed categories (in PASW Custom Tables)
  • Significance tests (in PASW Custom Tables)
  • Rule checking in Secondary SPC Charts (in PASW Statistics Base)
  • Improved architecture and technology:
  • Improved performance and display for large pivot tables for all modules
  • Enhanced Model Viewer allows for interactive visualizations for Two Step Cluster analysis and Nonparametric tests (in PASW Statistics Base), and Automated Data Preparation (in PASW Data Preparation)
  • Improved performance of commonly used procedures such as Frequencies, Crosstabs, Descriptive statistics (in PASW Statistics Base Server)
  • Additional support of 64-bit hardware on Windows and Mac platforms

New in IBM SPSS Statistics (formerly SPSS) 17.0.2 (Sep 10, 2009)

  • A problem in which launching the application by double clicking on the .sav file launches the application but doesn't open the data file was fixed.
  • A bug in the Output Viewer in which many tables not displaying in output (Processing...) was fixed.
  • A problem whereby the network version of Statistics 17 would not run on Windows 2003 server 64-bit was repaired.
  • An issue with aggregating to a new dataset did not display the aggregated data in new dataset was resolved.
  • A problem in the Output Viewer whereby collapsed output did not stay collapsed after save and reopen was fixed.
  • The shortcut for opening the file menu was restored to Alt-D
  • In the Chart Editor, a problem that occurred when changing any scale values on the x and y-axes for any chart inserts an additional zero for the maximum value if user interface was set to a Non-English language was fixed.
  • An issue when importing Excel 2007 data on a German operating system resulted in decimal values being dropped was resolved.
  • A problem in which page attributes: font, font size, font style could not be modified was fixed.
  • A problem in which running syntax produced "An unknown error occurred processing DataSetMsg::class ClGetDataMsg" was fixed.
  • An issue in which the Text Import Wizard hung at step 4 out of 6 was resolved.
  • An issue in which PROXIMITIES had a fetching error with large data files was fixed.
  • When converting old Tables syntax, a problem in which the syntax converter lead to "Receive Error: (16305) no error" was fixed.
  • A problem in which Export to Database was not able to Export to Excel Files was fixed.
  • An error when activating license on Linux was fixed.
  • An issue in which an "extra" add-on menu occurred was resolved.
  • A problem in which the "push" of network install gave the License Authorization Wizard instead of the commuter license utility was fixed.
  • An inability to save output file containing many tables was fixed.
  • A problem with Transform and the Recode into same Variables selection was fixed.
  • An error in which merging files did not merge all of the defined Multiple Response Sets was repaired.

New in IBM SPSS Statistics (formerly SPSS) 17.0.1 (Dec 17, 2008)

  • A problem whereby COXREG would not save DFBETAs or partial residuals with 10 or more parameters in model was fixed.
  • A bug in the Database Wizard DB opening XML files was repaired.
  • A problem was fixed in the Export to Database Wizard when saving to MySQL.
  • A defect in which the Tree diagram did not honor currency and dot format was resolved.
  • A problem with exporting portable file with Scandinavian characters was fixed.
  • German versions 16 & 17 do not paste string predictor names in binary logistic regression /contrast subcommands.
  • An error whereby TREE assignment rules included extreme exponent was fixed.
  • A problem in which the Text Wizard allowed invalid characters in variable names was fixed.
  • A data import issue for Excel 2007 files on German OS in which decimal values were dropped was resolved.
  • A data import issue for Excel files opened on German OS lead to an 'Error accessing the Excel file' message was fixed.
  • Mixed fixed effects sensitive to magnitude of dependent variable, floating point problems.
  • A problem in CROSSTABS category counts being incorrect if two "zero" values existed in the data set fixed.
  • A problem in which repeating nested R program blocks lead to instability was repaired.
  • An issue in which the SCRIPT command fails to .ExecuteInsert was fixed.
  • Performance was improved for AGGREGATE.
  • An error in which GENLIN mislabeled the kernel of log likelihood for binomial logit models was fixed.
  • A problem in which the line of dendrogram slips out of place in double byte languages was fixed.
  • A problem on Mac and Linux in which all records where not being exported to Excel was repaired.
  • Importing any Japanese SAS data containing with Japanese data was improved.
  • A problem with chart templates whereby marker properties did not apply to subsequent control charts was fixed.
  • An issue when exporting to Stata lead to incorrect value labels was resolved.
  • An issue when exporting output to Excel in which some values get displayed in scientific notation was resolved.
  • The appearance of pivot tables in the Viewer and when printed was improved.
  • An issue in which Print/Print Preview split a long table in odd spots was improved.
  • An issue in the syntax editor in which running a syntax command with a blank right after the command terminator lead to Error 5213 was fixed.
  • A problem importing Excel 2007 files with double byte characters lead to invalid variable names was fixed.
  • A problem in GLM in which the VS keyword on the POSTHOC subcommand could not be used correctly was fixed.
  • An issue in the Data Editor in which calculated values displayed with incorrect precision was resolved.
  • A problem in the Data Editor in which certain time values could not be entered was fixed.
  • A problem in the Production Facility in which no output for Excel or PowerPoint was produced was fixed.
  • An issue whereby Excel 2007 file (.xlsx) caused Java Virtual Machine error was resolved.
  • A problem in which text export stripped linefeeds in log items was fixed.
  • An issue in Copy Data Properties in which data properties from wrong open dataset were used was fixed.
  • An issue in which a recent Mac update on Leopard blew out text in calculator buttons on Compute and Select Cases dialogs was fixed.
  • A problem whereby copying and pasting of more than one variables lead to a freeze was fixed.
  • Rescaling of wide tables was improved.
  • In the Data editor, a problem when drawing the width of a column caused the mouse cursor to jump to the top was fixed.
  • A problem in which changing the default directory for data files in Options broke Python programming was fixed.

New in IBM SPSS Statistics (formerly SPSS) 17.0 (Aug 14, 2008)

  • Improved Research and Reporting Tools
  • Multiple imputation of missing values: allows you to quickly and accurately estimate data where entries are missing for better results (In SPSS Missing Values add-on module)
  • Enhanced Syntax Editor: create, correct, and test syntax with a minimum of errors in shorter time
  • Improved Microsoft Office integration: create cleanly formatted Office reports faster for timely delivery to decision makers
  • More accessible to both business users and expert statistical programmers
  • Custom Dialog Builder: quickly create new interfaces for custom or existing SPSS procedures, making it easier for beginners and generalists to drive results
  • SPSS EZ RFM add-on: boost direct marketing and sales efforts by enabling marketers to easily perform recency, frequency, and monetary value (RFM) analysis
  • Easier Enterprise Integration, Deployment and Management
  • Deeper integration between SPSS Statistics and SPSS Predictive Enterprise Services: allows teams using SPSS Statistics and Clementine from SPSS Inc. to work seamlessly together, with options that allow you to deploy the very best models from each product
  • Extended administration tools: control and optimize the performance of SPSS Statistics Server and quickly pinpoint bottlenecks and issues
  • Additional multi-threaded procedures: improved performance on multi-core hardware allows more efficient data preparation, analysis, and report creation

New in IBM SPSS Statistics (formerly SPSS) 16.0.2.1 (May 7, 2008)

  • This hotfix addresses a problem where syntax from multi-line fields is generated on one VERY long line - although every 100 bytes has quotes and ' '.

New in IBM SPSS Statistics (formerly SPSS) 16.0.1.3 (Jan 28, 2008)

  • This Hotfix fixes a problem in which non-7-bit ASCII characters in the TEMP environment variable or other default paths used by SPSS cause error 1216 and subsequent program termination.