SPSS is a statistical software package used at St. Olaf College.
Installation Types
There are two options to choose from when installing SPSS:
A network installation uses a license server on the St. Olaf network to authorize use of SPSS.
• Requires connection to the St. Olaf network, either on campus or via VPN.
• Available for all campus computers.
A site license installation requires one time authorization from SPSS after installation.
• Suitable for computers that are not always connected to the St. Olaf network.
• Available for faculty (must be associated with a class) on their campus or personally-owned computers.
• Available for students to install on their personally-owned computers.
Please choose one of the installation methods below.
Network Installation (campus computer)
- From your St. Olaf computer, open the application Self Service (MacOS) or Software Center (Windows)
- Find SPSS in the list and select Install.
Site License (standalone) Installation
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Visit the St. Olaf Software Google Shared drive
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Open the SPSS folder and download the SPSS installer. For Windows, download the .exe file; for MacOS, download the .pkg file
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Authorization Code: to view the authorization code, please click the following link. You will be asked to login first. Please do not share the code with anyone else.
Code for SPSS
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Once you've received the authorization code, install the software.
Under “Product Authorization,” select the first option: “Authorized user license.”