Editing SPSS (section)

{{short description|Statistical analysis software}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Infobox software
| name = SPSS
| logo = IBM SPSS v23.png
| logo caption = Logo icon, v27
| caption = SPSS v27 running on [[Windows 7]]
| developer = [[Norman H. Nie]], Dale H. Bent, C. Hadlai Hull
| released = {{Start date and age|1968}}
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| latest release date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| operating system = [[Windows]] ([[x86-64]]), [[macOS]] (x86-64), [[Linux]] (x86-64, [[ppc64le]], [[Linux on IBM Z|IBM Z]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibm.com/software/reports/compatibility/clarity/index.html|title=IBM SPSS Statistics 25.0.0.2 - Detailed System Requirements|date=February 1, 2010|website=www.ibm.com}}</ref>
| platform = [[Java (programming language)|Java]]
| size = ~1.2 [[Gigabyte|GB]]
| genre = [[Statistical analysis]]<br>[[Numerical analysis]]
| license = Subscription or enterprise licensing<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibm.com/products/spss-statistics/pricing|title=Pricing - IBM SPSS Statistics|website=www.ibm.com}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|https://www.ibm.com/spss}}
}}

'''SPSS Statistics''' is a [[statistical software]] suite developed by [[IBM]] for [[data management]], advanced analytics, [[multivariate analysis]], [[business intelligence]], and [[criminal investigation]]. Long produced by [[SPSS Inc.]], it was acquired by [[IBM]] in 2009. Versions of the software released since 2015 have the brand name '''IBM SPSS Statistics'''.

The software name originally stood for '''Statistical Package for the Social Sciences''' ('''SPSS'''),<ref>{{Citation|last=Quintero|first=Dino|title=Workload Optimized Systems: Tuning POWER7 for Analytics|url=http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg248057.html?Open&ref=wikipedia|work=Abstract|date=30 September 2016|display-authors=etal|mode=cs1}}</ref> reflecting the original market, then later changed to '''Statistical Product and Service Solutions'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oit.va.gov/Services/TRM/ToolPage.aspx?tid=5730|title=Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) Statistics|website=www.oit.va.gov}}</ref><ref>Hejase, A.J., & Hejase, H.J. (2013). Research Methods, A Practical Approach for Business Students (2nd edn.). Philadelphia, PA, USA: Masadir Inc., p. 58</ref>