SPSS Inc., a provider of predictive analytics software andsolutions, has launched PASW Statistics 18 (formerly SPSSStatistics), the latest version of its statistics software suiteused by insurers, government, and academic organizations to solvebusiness and research problems.

PASW Statistics 18 combines new and enhanced capabilities tosupport the entire analytic process--preparing data, runninganalysis, and creating and delivering reports. The latest versionhas both new features that automate operations, new analysis, andreporting capabilities that improve results as well as expandedability for users to create their own analytical functionalityusing open source--R and Python--programming languages.

"PASW Statistics 18 delivers incredibly robust functionalitythat increases the usability of advanced analytics for allaudiences, enabling business users, analysts, and statisticalprogrammers to collaborate on a single platform," says JasonVerlen, chief product strategist for SPSS. "We also are excited todeliver more flexibility, greater choice, and customization withPASW Statistics by welcoming open source users into our PredictiveAnalytics framework."