What They do Not Want you to Know: Statistical Software Packages (The Ugly Truth)

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IBM (SPSS) Vs. ( JASP)

Statistical Package for Social Science

  Proprietary    

  PAID subscription 😢

$ 99 month for Basic Version

$ 125 month for advanced features (upon publishing this article)

  Used widely in Academia

 Syntax-based        

                                 

Just Another Statistical Program

 Open source      

 FREE 😉     

Modern Interface

 Support built-in  

 Used widely in Private Sector Research     

  APA-style output  

             

Similarities

Do not be fooled free computer software is NOT as bad as a FREE timeshare DINNER!

GUI-based (no coding required)

                 Data analysis: t-tests,

                 ANOVA, regression, etc.

                 CSV, SAV import (File Extensions)

                 Used in Research

Quit overpaying for software or advocate for your academic institution to quit overpaying! Let’s allocate the funds towards better learning equipment in classrooms!
DISCLAIMER: Don’t take my word for it! Download the latest version of JASP (Download JASP). Give it a test run for yourself. Report back and tell me what you like so much regarding SPSS it is worth paying $ 99 / month for! Maybe you prefer to keep paying, the choice is yours.

Consider this a (PSA) and make the switch today!