What is best OS upgrade from 10.8.6 to be able to install spss 22?

Before the year is out I need to purchase and install, for the first time, statistics software SPSS 22 on my MacBook Pro but my current OS (10.8.6) doesn't support SPSS. The SPSS vendor site says I should install on another platform and then upgrade my OS...huh? Best to upgrade my OS first no doubt but I can't tell my Yosemites from my Mountain Lions etc. Advice on the appropriate OSX version and the particularities of installing SPSS 22 would be appreciated. Also, advice on which community to post to for this question would be very valuable!

I would suggest Mountain Lion for $20 or Yosemite for free (App Store).
Mountain Lion

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I have looked and looked here and have not found similar cases to ours. Could some body direct me to a discussion or other info?
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