Analyze survey text and discover valuable, hidden insights

Get greater value from survey text. Transform unstructured survey data into quantitative data and deliver full concepts and not just key words.

IBM® SPSS® Text Analytics for Surveys uses powerful natural language processing (NLP) technologies specifically designed for survey text. It leads the way in unlocking open-ended responses for better insight and statistical analysis.

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Categorize text responses more easily

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Build hierarchical category structures
which are categories that contain
subcategories
Quantify text responses for analysis with other survey data – quickly and consistently. IBM SPSS Text Analytics for Surveys automates the process while still allowing you to intervene manually to refine your results. You never lose control of the categorization process.

With IBM SPSS Text Analytics for Surveys, you can:

Make text responses count

Efficiently categorize free-text responses and then integrate the results with other structured data for analysis:

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Quickly extract key concepts and opinions, and then create categories – and place text responses into those categories.


Refine categories visually to see which categories share responses.


Summarize your findings by exporting a summary bar chart to let others see your top categories.


Export results to IBM SPSS Statistics or other programs either as categories or as dichotomies, and create tables and graphs separately or in combination with other survey data.

We recommend using IBM SPSS Text Analytics for Surveys with IBM SPSS Statistics Base.

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PlatformOperating systemSoftwareHardware
Windows • Microsoft® Windows 7 (Ultimate, Enterprise, Professional, Home Premium, or Home Basic; 32- or 64-bit)
• Windows Vista (Ultimate, Enterprise, Business, Home Premium, or Home Basic; 32- or 64-bit)
• Windows XP (Professional or Home; 32-bit)
Internet Explorer 7 or 8 • Processor: Intel® or AMD; 3.0 GHz recommended
• XGA (1024x768) or higher-resolution monitor
• Memory: 1GB RAM or more recommended; 2GB RAM or more for large datasets
• Minimum free drive space: 800MB more is recommended for large datasets)
• DVD drive

New! Like the other language versions, the Japanese version now offers 64-bit operating system support to enhance your productivity with large data files.

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