What is the Full Form of SPSS ?

SPSS - Statistical Package for the Social Sciences


Statistical Package for the Social Sciences is an IBM Product officially named "IBM SPSS Statistics", used for statistical analysis. It runs over all the major operating systems available, including : Windows, Linux and Mac. It can be used by business users, analysts, researchers and statistical programmers. It predicts the outcome of any experiment or activity with confidence, that helps in making a smarter decision for an individual, department or an organization.

Types of SPSS
There are many different types of SPSS released by IBM, each serves a different purpose according to a particular need. Some of them are :-

  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • IBM SPSS Modeler
  • IBM SPSS Data Collection
  • IBM SPSS Neural Networks
  • IBM SPSS Forecasting
  • IBM Analytical Decision Management