SPSS
SPSS is a statistical software package used at St. Olaf College. It is published by 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 16. It is available for both Windows PCs and Macs.
SPSS is installed in HH205 and RML115.
Installation
There are two installation types for SPSS:
- A network license installation uses a license server maintained by IIT 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.
Support
In addition to the faculty and staff at St. Olaf that use SPSS, John Campion in IIT is familiar with SPSS.
Support is available at SPSS's technical support site.

