Smart Vision Europe

29/05/2026

SPSS v32 is out and whether you're in research, finance, or data science, there's something new for you. Native mediation analysis, VAR models, genomic QC workflows, and new R-based extensions for Bayesian and permutation-based modelling. One of the more feature-rich releases in a while. Full blog post here 👉 https://www.sv-europe.com/blog/whats-new-in-spss-v32

In April IBM released a new version of SPSS Statistics. The version 32 edition included new analytical procedures as well as some general usability enhancements. Read this blog to find out more.

27/05/2026

More organisations are rethinking their database strategy these days and EDB Postgres is worth a serious look.
Enterprise-ready PostgreSQL with Oracle compatibility, robust security, multi-cloud flexibility, and lower total cost of ownership. We're an accredited EDB partner and can help you every step of the way, from migration through to advanced analytics and AI.
Learn more here 👉 https://www.sv-europe.com/edb-postgres/

25/05/2026

Free webinar - 5 June 2026, 3:00–4:00pm: Data Science in One Hour with SPSS Statistics.

This session cuts through the hype to explain what data science actually is, how organisations are already using it to drive decisions and predict outcomes, and how to get started. Whether you're new to analytics or looking to build a business case, this is a practical, jargon-free introduction.

Book your free place 👉 https://www.sv-europe.com/events/data-science-in-one-hour/

Free data science webinar: Learn predictive analytics, business applications and how to get started with data science in SPSS in one hour

22/05/2026

Free webinar - 5 June 2026, 12:00–1:00pm: Getting Started with Decision Trees in SPSS Statistics.

This session covers the core principles of classification and prediction, how to build and interpret decision tree models, and how to apply them to real business problems, from predicting marketing response rates to understanding customer churn. No advanced analytics background needed.

Book your free place 👉 https://www.sv-europe.com/events/getting-started-with-decision-trees-with-spss-statistics/

Free decision trees webinar: Predict customer behaviour, build profiles and deploy predictive models in one hour using SPSS Statistics

20/05/2026

Join us for a free webinar on 5 June 2026 (10:00–11:00am) - SPSS for HR Analytics: Ensuring Equity and Predicting Attrition.

We'll cover how to use significance tests to examine pay discrepancies, control for experience and education when comparing salaries, and build decision tree models to identify employees most at risk of leaving. Practical, hands-on and completely free.

Book your place 👉 https://www.sv-europe.com/events/spss-for-hr-analytics-ensuring-equity-and-predicting-attrition/

SPSS HR analytics webinar: Analyse pay equity, salary discrepancies and predict employee turnover with IBM SPSS

18/05/2026

We've built a free SPSS extension that consolidates your most common data transformation tasks into a single dialog - the SPSS Statistics Standardisation Hub.

Apply Z-scores, min-max scaling, Box-Cox transforms, robust standardisation, percentile groups and more - all with automatic variable naming, built-in diagnostic plots, and generated syntax. One tool, zero cost.

Download it free 👉 https://www.sv-europe.com/product/spss-statistics-standardisation-hub/

The Standardisation Hub is a free, downloadable tool developed by Smart Vision Europe that allows you to perform a number of standardisation and transformation tasks in SPSS from a single location.

15/05/2026

Looking to move away from costly proprietary databases like Oracle? EDB Postgres combines the power of open-source PostgreSQL with enterprise-grade performance, security, compliance, and high availability - all without the vendor lock-in.
From hybrid cloud deployments to mission-critical transactional workloads, it's built to scale with your organisation.
Find out more 👉 https://www.sv-europe.com/edb-postgres/

13/05/2026

IBM SPSS Statistics v32 is here. Key additions include native Mediation Analysis, Vector Autoregressive Models for multi-series forecasting, a new Genomic Analysis workflow for life science teams, and a Curated Help Designer to make output more accessible. Plus passkey support for more secure sign-in.

Read the full breakdown 👉 https://www.sv-europe.com/blog/whats-new-in-spss-v32

In April IBM released a new version of SPSS Statistics. The version 32 edition included new analytical procedures as well as some general usability enhancements. Read this blog to find out more.

01/05/2026

📊 Everything you need to understand significance testing, all in one place.

Significance testing is one of the most widely used and most misunderstood concepts in statistics. Whether you're trying to get to grips with the basics or deepen your understanding, we have pulled together all our resources on the topic in one handy page.

You'll find articles, white papers, video guides and webinars covering everything from what significance tests actually signify, to chi-squared tests, to the important distinction between statistical significance and practical significance.

A great resource for analysts, researchers and anyone working with data who wants to feel more confident interpreting their results.

👉 https://www.sv-europe.com/blog/tag/significance-testing/

29/04/2026

🔍 Want to make your data science projects more structured and successful?

CRISP-DM (Cross-Industry Standard Process for Data Mining) is one of the most robust and widely used methodologies for planning and executing data mining projects. And it works across virtually every sector and use case.

The six stages cover everything you need: Business Understanding, Data Understanding, Data Preparation, Modelling, Evaluation and Deployment. Each stage is clearly defined, practical and designed to keep your project focused on delivering real business value.

We've put together a comprehensive guide to the full CRISP-DM process, walking you through every phase in detail.

Whether you're just getting started with data science or looking to bring more rigour to your projects, this is a great resource.

👉 https://www.sv-europe.com/crisp-dm-methodology/

The CRISP-DM methodology provides a structured approach to planning a data mining project. It is a robust and well-proven methodology. Here's a guide to how to implement it.