Summary of survey software: SPSS Complex Samples

Vendor: SPSS

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• Complex Samples Plan (CSPLAN) module: Specifies design information for sample selection and/or analysis. (See "Designs" section for designs that are supported.) The file created by this module is used by all other modules.
• Complex Samples Selection (CSSELECT) module: Chooses units according to a sample design specified by CSPLAN.
• Complex Samples Descriptives (CSDESCRIPTIVES) module: Estimates sums, means, and ratios with standard errors and design effects, for whole population or subpopulations.
• Complex Samples Tabulate (CSTABULATE) module: One- or two-way tabulations with standard errors, design effects, coefficients of variation, odds ratios and/or relative risks, and tests of independence, taking into account the complex survey design.
• Complex Samples General Linear Model (CSGLM) module: Linear regression models including analysis of variance and analysis of covariance models. Model parameters with design-corrected standard errors, t-tests and Wald F and chi-square tests, adjustments for multiple comparisons.
• Complex Samples Logistic Regression (CSLOGISTIC) module: Binary and multinomial logistic regression models, with similar options for linear predictor specification to CSGLM.

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