Worked out Example to get PLS to run in SPSS Statistics version 25 on a Windows 64 bit computer.įirst, make sure you have external Python 2.7 installed. The Python location is set from the File Locations tab in the Options dialog (Edit > Options). To enable use of NumPy and SciPy, you must set your Python location to the version of Python 2.7 where you installed NumPy and SciPy. Then, install NumPy and SciPy for Python version 2.7. If you do not have a separate version of Python 2.7, you can download it from. It also requires the NumPy and SciPy Python libraries, which are freely available.įor Windows and Mac, NumPy and SciPy must be installed to a separate version of Python 2.7 from the version that is installed with IBM SPSS Statistics. The Partial Least Squares Regression procedure is a Python extension command and requires IBM® SPSS® Statistics - Essentials for Python, which is installed by default with your IBM SPSS Statistics product. If you click on Help you will see below text: Click Help and see the Prerequisites section for details'. 'Special setup is required to run the Partial Least Squares Regression procedure. Please see the info section on the dialog: You have not installed the special requirements to run PLS.

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