SPSS

SPSS is a statistical software package used at St. Olaf College. It is published by SPSS. With version 18, the name of the application has changed to "PASW Statistics 18" however, many will still refer to it as SPSS.

Versions and Availability

St. Olaf has a site license for SPSS which allows SPSS to be installed on any college-owned computers. St. Olaf is currently running SPSS version 18. It is available for both Windows PCs and Macs.

SPSS 18 is installed in HH205 and RML115.

Installation

There are two installation types for SPSS:

  • A network license installation uses a license server maintained by IT to restrict access to the application. When SPSS is installed with a network license, it will only function when the computer is connected to the St. Olaf network. This type of installation is used in campus computing labs.
  • A site license installation requires one time authorization from SPSS after installation. This type of license can be used off campus. Site license installations are used on faculty and staff desktops and laptops where there is a need to use SPSS when not connected to the St. Olaf network.

Installing SPSS on Windows.

Installing SPSS on a Mac.

Support

Support is available at SPSS's technical support site.