What's new in version 30.0.0

IBM SPSS Statistics 30.0.0

IBM® SPSS® Statistics 30.0.0 offers new capabilities and enhancements in statistical analysis.

New features and enhancements

Bland Altman Analysis

The Bland-Altman analysis is a graphical technique to evaluate the bias between mean differences. It helps assess the degree of agreement between two measurements by quantifying both systematic bias and the extent of variability. To analyze your data in the IBM SPSS Statistics Base Edition, click Analyze > Descriptive Statistics > Bland Altman Analysis....

Normality Analysis

Normality analysis is used to examine whether the data follows normal distribution or not.

This is an extension procedure. Install Normality Analysis Extension module to access the Normality Analysis dialog box.

Go to Analyze > Descriptive Statistics > Normality Analysis. The dialog box includes the following new, existing, and enhanced tests and plots in one place:

Univariate Tests
- Anderson-Darling Test
- Shapiro-Wilk Test
- Cramér-von Mises Test
- Shapiro-Francia Test
- Lilliefors (Kolmogorov-Smirnov) Test
Multivariate Normality Tests
- Henze-Zirkler Test
- Mardia Test
- Royston's Test
- Doornail-Hansen Test
- Energy Test
Univariate Plots
- Histogram
- Box Plot
- Q-Q Plot
- Scatter Plot
Multivariate Plots
- Chi Square Q-Q Plot
- Perspective Plot
- Contour Plot

Dark Mode Feature

IBM SPSS Statistics 30.0.0 is available in dark mode. In the settings, go to Look and feel:. Select Dark Mode from the drop-down menu.

Text scaling on 4k HD monitors for Windows

The Text scaling field added to the General settings applies to high-resolution display monitors in Windows. It accepts values from 1.0 to 2.0 so that zoom is possible from 100% to 200%.

The text scaling applies to the menu, dialog box, Data Editor, Syntax Editor, outline pane, pivot table, charts, and text outputs.

Redesigned status bar and enhanced toolbar icons

The processor pane has a new option to stop the processor if it is busy. In the event of a crash, you are prompted to confirm restarting the application.
Click the active OMS Pane to trigger a confirmation dialog to stop the OMS processes.
Click the filter pane and user confirmation is requested to remove any active filters
If you have multiple open windows, click Designate Window to set a Syntax window, Output window, or Workbook window as the designated window.

Find and replace capability in multiple selected columns

The Data Editor now supports searching values multiple columns at a time and replacing values in the entire selected area that contains multiple columns.

Changes in Store File To Repository option

Store File To Repository is available only for the drop-down file extension formats .sav and .zsav in distributed mode and single seat mode on Mac and Windows.

New app icons in MAC

The new app icons of SPSS Statistics, Python, R, and Student Integrated version are available in Mac.

Open SSL 1.1 is deprecated

Open SSL 1.1 is deprecated in IBM SPSS Statistics 30.0.0 and support for the version will be removed from future release.

Upgrades

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Java Development Kit (JDK) upgrades: JRE and JDK are upgraded to 17.0.11.
Improved start time: Improved the overall time to start IBM SPSS Statistics.
IBM SPSS Statistics trial users can now see their trial period expiry date: The license and trial period expiry details are now visible in the launch screen, title bar, status bar and Manage License window (File > Manage License).
Resolved the connection issue of IBM SPSS Statistics and Statistics Adapter with IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services Repository: Resolved the connection issue between the contemporary versions of IBM SPSS Statistics and IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services. (For example, IBM SPSS Statistics 29.0 and IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services 8.5 are contemporary versions).
R upgrade: R is upgraded from version 4.2.0 to 4.4.1.
Removed SHA-1 cipher suites: Removed SHA1 cipher suites from SPSS Statistics Server on Windows and Linux.