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When spreadsheets no longer excel at getting the job done


Durban, 02 Nov 2015
Nabeel Nazeer
Nabeel Nazeer

There came a time when Excel just wasn't cutting the mustard any longer for M&ESURE Research and Evaluation (aka Mandesure Consulting). With the high volume of data it was collecting, it needed a tool that would allow the company to statistically analyse it and provide insights to clients, and Excel wasn't providing it with the advanced statistical tests and analyses it needed in order to make a difference in its offering to clients.

M&ESURE Research and Evaluation specialises in the field of social science research and evaluation, and was founded with the intention of providing technically sound and theoretically relevant services in the field of research and evaluation. The company was registered as a close corporation at the end of 2010 and has three registered partners.

Fact sheet
Solution: IBM's SPSS Statistics Base Edition
Industry: Social science research
Provider: Synergy
User: M&ESURE Research and Evaluation

The team strives to contribute to the development of South Africa through applying skills and knowledge to different social development areas. M&ESURE's approach to evaluation is formative, with the aim of improving social development programmes by using evidence-based methods.

With spreadsheets no longer coping with the data load, Synergy suggested IBM's SPSS Statistics Base Edition - statistical analysis software that delivers the core capabilities the company needed to take its analytical process from start to finish.

"SPSS Statistics Base is easy to use and includes a broad range of procedures and techniques to help companies increase revenue, outperform competitors, conduct research and make better decisions. It also provides essential statistical analysis tools for every step of the analytical process," explained Nabeel Nazeer, Synergy's product manager - analytics.

The IBM SPSS Statistics Base edition includes key capabilities such as:

* A comprehensive range of statistical procedures for conducting accurate analysis.
* Built-in techniques to prepare data for analysis quickly and easily.
* Sophisticated reporting functionality for highly effective chart creation.
* Powerful visualisation capabilities that clearly show the significance of findings.
* Support for all types of data including very large data sets.

"IBM SPSS Statistics enables Mandesure Consulting to provide more accurate results with high significance levels to their clients, by incorporating data from many different sources in their analysis, and using proven, tested techniques to perform their analyses," said Nazeer.

"The product is helping the researchers at Mandesure Consulting to save time and effort with their data collection, preparation and analysis. It also saves them from doing repetitive tasks through the procedures and dialogues that are available in the tool."

Mandesure Consulting teams are able to leverage the visualisation capabilities offered by IBM SPSS Statistics to show the significance of their findings to their clients.

"A major value add to their offering through IBM SPSS Statistics has been the ability to share statistical results and consume statistical outputs via mobile devices, such as Apple iPhone and iPad, Google Android tablets and smartphones."

Nazeer said it was a great win when Synergy could demonstrate IBM's market leadership and proven solution reliability to assure Mandesure Consulting of a successful end-to-end solution.

"Case studies shared with the client about how IBM SPSS Statistics has assisted similar companies with their data collection, preparation and analysis, was also beneficial," he added.

"To round it off, the Mandesure Consulting teams were particularly impressed with the ease of use, and the library of statistical tests available to them," said Nazeer.

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