why would one use SPSS for the social sciences, as opposed to the presence for excel

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SPSS means statistical package for social sciences. This software is used by various kinds of researchers for complex statistical analysis of data.

Statistical tests for social sciences are easier in SPSS. This package is equipped with a complete set of statistical tests.
The data from other sources can import into the SPSS.
The MS-Excel is used for statistical calculations. The SPSS is a software used for the same statistical calculation but it has some advanatages over MS-Excel.They are easier access, excellent pivot tables in SPSS, detailed charts and graphs, easy to create tables and preventing data entry errors.
Statistical data collected for a survey deals with variety of codes. The conersion of these codes into values are very easy in SPSS.
The SPSS would give accurate results in spite of missing values.

The SPSS is a fairy and simple statistical package. But Excel is a fairly complicated system.

Nightingale answered 1 year ago

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