SPSS For Windows

SPSS for Windows provides a range of capabilities for data management, statistical analysis, and reporting. SPSS for Windows is available in all General Access Computing Labs.

• Main release on University of Arkansas, Fayetteville campus: v15.0
• SPSS for Window v13.0 is available by sending a request to keys@uark.edu.

SPSS Data Entry can be used for creating effective surveys and forms and for collecting accurate data for analysis. For more detailed information, see the SPSS Data Entry Builder page

System Requirements

SPSS v12.x for Windows

• Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows NT 4.0, Service Pack
• Pentium® compatible processor
• 128 MB RAM
• 220 MB of available disk space
• CD-ROM drive
• Graphics adapter with 800 x 600 resolution (SVGA) or higher

SPSS v13.0 for Windows

• Windows XP, 2000, and Me are the preferred platforms; Windows 98 is also supported.
• Pentium® compatible processor
• 128 MB RAM minimum
• 220 MB of available disk space 
• SVGA monitor

SPSS for Windows v15 and earlier releases are NOT supported in Microsoft Vista.

SPSS is also available for Macintosh; the latest version of SPSS (v11.0) is for Macintosh OS X. For system requirements, please check SPSS's Macintosh System Requirements.

Site License

SPSS site licenses are available for University of Arkansas, Fayetteville faculty and staff. A site license for SPSS is not available to students through the University of Arkansas campus license agreement; however, students can purchase a copy of SPSS Gradpack from the University Bookstore or go to e-academy for information regarding leasing a copy of this software. Also, SPSS is available at all of General Access Computing Labs (GACLs) on campus.

If you have purchased a statistical site license, you do not need to purchase a copy of the media CD as all site license users can check out any of the licensed statistics software installation loner media free of charge by contacting statsoft@cavern.uark.edu. If you are faculty or staff and have access to gizmo.uark.edu, you can download the software. If you are a student; you will need to check out the loaner CD from University IT Services. SPSS does NOT allow concurrent site licensing (one site license per installation), so if you need to install the software on both your office desktop and laptop, two copies of the SPSS site license will be required. The software can only be used for teaching and research purposes.

SPSS is also available in the General Access Computer Labs.

Users requesting distribution copies of SPSS software will be charged on a per application program / CPU loaded basis (fee schedule subject to change without prior notice). This Distribution Agreement is effective for the current fiscal year.
SPSS Base Price List
SPSS Add-on Pack Price List
Request or upgrade using the University IT Services Site License Agreement. The annual license period is from July 1 to June 30 of the next year (e.g. July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006). Faculty and staff should receive a renewal notice from Univeresity IT Services in late May or June every year; follow the instructions in the email to renew the license. Upgrades to new software releases are free. The option of a pro-rated price for an SPSS license is NOT available. If you have purchased a new computer and need SAS reinstalled, contact statsoft@cavern.uark.edu, and you will be given directions for checking out a copy of the installation loaner package (including installation media and installation instructions).

There are two site license options, Base and Add-on pack, both of which are available from University IT Services.

To obtain your lock code for requesting a license code for SPSS for Windows v13, click Start, Programs, SPSS for Windows, License Authorization Wizard.
From the License Authorization Wizard window, click Start, select the 2nd option, Use Authorization via Phone to get the license and then click Next. Now, you should see a lock code on the screen. You will need to send this lock code to statsoft@cavern.uark.edu, and you will be contacted by a University IT Services represenative with a unique license key for your copy of SPSS v13 for Windows.

After receiving the annual license key for SPSS for Windows v13, you need to apply the key by following these steps:

1. Start SPSS For Windows v13 and Click Help, then License Authorization Wizard, or you can open License Authorization Wizard from Start menu.
2. From the License Authorization Wizard dialog window Click Start then select "I have contacted SPSS and I have a License", then click Next.
3. Highlight and copy license code from the email you received.
4. Paste the code to the License code box that shows on the SPSS INC. - License Authorization Wizard dialog box. Click Next.
5. You should see a message indicate the license code has successfully updated.

SPSS Models included in SPSS for Windows Base Package

• SPSS Base
• SPSS Regression Models
• SPSS Advanced Models

SPSS Models included in SPSS for Windows Add-On Pack

• SPSS Base
• SPSS Regression Models
• SPSS Advanced Models
• SPSS Categories
• SPSS Conjoint
• SPSS Exact Tests
• SPSS Maps
• SPSS Missing Value Analysis
• SPSS Tables
• SPSS Trends
• SPSS Data Entry (Bonus Software - SPSS stand-alone product - by request only)
• AMOS (Bonus Software - SPSS stand-alone product - by request only)

SPSS site license users can check out installation media at any time they need to with free of charge. The request can be sent to keys@uark.edu.

Using SPSS under Unix on comp.uark.edu

How to Start Your SPSS Session

To run SPSS from the command line, type:
spss -m input > output

The ouput of the job will be written to the screen if the redirection (>) is not used.

Some jobs are so big that they run out of memory. If this happens, -s 3000k can be used on the command line to increase memory size.

To invoke your SPSS session interactively, type:
spss
This will place you in SPSS's "input window." Here you will enter, edit, save, and run your SPSS statements. Or you can type:
spss filename
This will put you in the input window with filename appearing on the screen ready to be edited or executed. To exit from SPSS, press ESC 0; then choose the Exit option.

Function Keys

SPSS has function keys. To see a list of keys and their functions, press ESC R and then ESC R for more help.

How to Save a File

To save a file, press ESC 9 and then w for write file. You will be prompted for a filename, i.e., filename.spss. Your file will be located in your current directory under the name filename.spss. If you wish to delete a file, press ESC 9 and then d for delete. You will be prompted for the filename you want to delete.

How to Run SPSS

To run your SPSS program, press ESC 0 and then c for run from the cursor.
Note: The cursor's position is important. Be sure the cursor is located within the line of the first statement you wish to submit.

Once you run your statements, SPSS puts you in the "output window," which contains your listing. To return to the input window, press ESC S or ESC 2 then s for switch. Keep in mind that SPSS does not write your listing to an external file. This must be done manually. To save your listing, press ESC 9 and then w for a write file. You will again be prompted for a file name, i.e., example1.listing. This file is placed in your current directory.

How to See a Listing of Your Files From Within an SPSS Session

To see a listing of the files you have saved, press ESC and then !. You will see the following prompt:
Unix command: shell
(where csh is the default shell). Press enter to get a Unix prompt. Type ls -al to see a listing of all files in your current directory. When you are ready to return to your SPSS session, type exit. You will then be asked to press return to continue your session.

How to Read Data from an External File

To use an existing data file in a current program, use the DATA LIST command and the FILE subcommand. Either embed these commands in your SPSS program file or enter them in the SPSS "input window." Suppose you wish to use the file stock.data. Use the following code:

data list file=stock.data.

How to Create a Permanent SPSS System File

To create a permanent SPSS system file, use the SAVE command and the OUTFILE subcommand. Either embed these commands in your SPSS program file or enter them in the SPSS "input window." Suppose you wish to create permanent file called stock1.spssfile. Use the following statement:

save outfile=stock1.spssfile

This permanent system file is stored in your current directory under the name stock1.spssfile. To use this permanent SPSS system file in future statements, use the following code (either embed this command in your SPSS program file or enter it in the SPSS "input window."):

get file=stock1.spssfile

How to Print Output

1. In SPSS, click File, Printer Setup.
2. Click New from the Print Setup window, and provide the printer name (in the image example below the printer name is gacl_adsb). Click Continue.
   Since you are logged into comp.uark.edu, you can only print to one of the following networked printers located in the General Access Computing Labs.
   Note: Even if you can access SPSS from your home computer, you will not be able to print from your home printer. Only the listed networked printers below will work.

   Printer Name	GACL Location
   gacl_adsb	Admnistrative Services Building (ADSB) 154
   arku	Arkansas Union (ARKU) A354
   greg	Enhanced Learning Center
   muln01	Mullins Library
   muln02	Mullins Library
   muln03	Mullins Library
   quad	Northwest Quad Building B114

3. After choosing a printer, click File, Print, OK to print.
   If you have any questions please ask a Lab Operator for assistance.

Online Help on comp.uark.edu

Help for Unix commands is available with the man command. Type man command, for example:
man ls

Additionally, the info server on comp has Unix help as well as locally written Unix documentation. Type info then select UNIX.

Another command of use is the quota command. Type:
quota -v
to see how much disk space you have used and have available.

Opening Output Files

You can open and view SPSS output .spo files even if you don't have SPSS installed on your computer by downloading SPSS View which will be automatively extracted to your c:\temp\spssviewer folder. Click Start, Run and then type:
c:\temp\spssviewer\setup.exe
to install SPSS Smart View on the computer that you are going to use for viewing SPSS output file(s). SPSS View is free to UA-Fayetteville faculty, staff, and students. If you have any questions, contact statsoft@cavern.uark.edu.

Running SPSS on comp.uark.edu in a Graphical User Interface (GUI)

1. Acquire a site license for Exceed from our Site License web page. Exceed is Windows-based software that permits access to X-windows applications on Unix servers from personal computers.
2. After installing Exceed , start the application (if you chose the defaults during installation the Exceed executable will be in a folder called Hummingbird in your program list). When you see the Hummingbird Exceed splash screen you know that Exceed has been activated.
3. Next, launch SSH Secure Shell Client (available from Windows Download web page) and log in to comp.uark.edu using your UARK Username and password.
4. From comp% prompt type:
   spss614
   to launch SPSS software.You will see the following error message; please ignore it.

   comp% spss614
.: Permission denied
X connection to localhost:15.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).
comp%

5. You will need to open an xterm window within SSH Secure Shell Client by following these steps:
   1. Find the IP number of your computer. What is an IP address, and how do I locate it?
   2. From comp%, type:
      xterm -d ip#:0
      replacing ip# with the IP number of your computer,  to open an xterm window.
6. Now to launch SPSS, from the xterm window at the comp% prompt type:
   spss614

You will see the following SPSS Program Editor and output windows.

Support

Training Workshops

University IT Services offers free training workshops including Introduction to SPSS and Data Analysis using SPSS. For more information, please see our Training pages.

If you have any questions regarding statistical software support and/or services provided by the Research Data Center, please contact Dan Puckett (danp@uark.edu) and/or Ling Ting (ting@uark.edu) or statsoft@cavern.uark.edu.

LISTSERV

Click the following link to join the list and check other related information.

http://listserv.uark.edu/archives/ua-spss-user-group.html

You can also send the request via an email to:
LISTSERV@listserv.uark.edu
with Subject:
subscribe
In the message area, type the following:
subscribe UA-SPSS-USER-GROUP FirstName LastName
where "FirstName" and "LastName" are your actual names.

For help with statistical computing, you can call 575-2905 or contact keys@uark.edu.