https://grok.lsu.edu/New Statistical Software articles!60https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=19894 Accessibility in SAS Businesses need inclusive tools that allow all employees to work effectively. SAS is committed to providing accessible software products and documentation through the ongoing evolution of its product lines. Recognizing that accessible software also provides mainstream va19894Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:04:07 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=19773 When activating SPSS/AMOS, some users will see an error message indicating the need for "administrative privileges". The steps in this article should resolve the issue and allow users to fully activate or reactivate SPSS/AMOS. This issue is primarily manifest on Windows machines. For MacOS use19773Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:46:45 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=19773 When activating SPSS/AMOS, some users will see an error message indicating the need for "administrative privileges". The steps in this article should resolve the issue and allow users to fully activate or reactivate SPSS/AMOS. This issue is primarily manifest on Windows machines. For MacOS use19773Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:46:45 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=19671 PLEASE NOTE: The LSU VPN may be required to install SPSS when you are off campus . For more information about VPN, please see the VPN / Virtual Private Network: LSU Overview . These instructions are written for LSU Faculty & Staff who have purchased SPSS through ITS. Upon creation of t19671Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:42:50 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=19666 PLEASE NOTE: The LSU VPN may be required to install SPSS when you are off campus . For more information about VPN, please see the VPN / Virtual Private Network: LSU Overview . To Install SPSS Statistics 25 and higher on Windows: 1. Visit the SPSS Statistics Tigerware webpage. 19666Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:30:33 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=19665 These instructions are written for LSU Faculty & Staff who have purchased SPSS through ITS. For instructions on how to purchase SPSS through ITS, please see GROK article #7902 To Install SPSS Amos on a Windows Machine: 1. Download SPSS Amos 25 from TigerWare . Click the bl19665Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:58:22 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=18865 To Create an Educational Account for SYSTAT, follow these instructions: 1. Go to the provider's webpage . 2. The user will be brought to the MYSTAT Statistical Analysis for Students page. Fill out the information to create an account to download the program. 3.18865Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:58:40 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=18856 General Information MYSTAT is a free, streamlined, student-oriented variation of the SYSTAT 13 flagship product, featuring statistical routines that are covered in undergraduate-level statistics, science, and social science courses. Pre-Installation Notes System Requireme18856Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:17:26 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=18854 General Information A GNU project in alpha state, PSPP is a program for statistical analysis of sampled data. It interprets commands in the SPSS language and produces tabular output in ASCII, HTML, or PostScript format. The name PSPP is not intended as an acronym, but it is easy to inv18854Wed, 20 Aug 2025 13:42:31 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=18206 These instructions are written for LSU Faculty & Staff who have purchased SPSS through ITS. Upon creation of the Internal Transaction and submission of the SPSS Request , you will receive an Authorization Code. Mac Installation Instructions 1. Purchase SPSS Statistics through 18206Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:18:04 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=18205 To Install SPSS Statistics 24 on a Windows Machine: 1. Click the download button according to what System Type or Bit Operating System (32 or 64) the user has. 2. A download button should appear in the bottom left corner of the browser. When the download is finished, Cl18205Fri, 02 Feb 2024 14:13:24 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=18203 These instructions are written for LSU Faculty & Staff who have purchased SPSS through ITS. For instructions on how to purchase SPSS through ITS, please see GROK article #7902 To Install SPSS Amos on a Windows Machine: 1. Download SPSS Amos 24 from TigerWare . Click the bl18203Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:01:46 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=18036 Licensing SPSS Amos 23 on a Windows Computer 1. Open the License Authorization Wizard. (It should open after installation if not it will be located in the Windows Start menu program group for IBM SPSS Amos) 2. Click Next to continue. 3. Select License my product 18036Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:27:04 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=18030 Installation Instructions for SPSS Amos (v23) 1. Login to TigerWare . 2. After logging in, make sure SPSS Amos 23 is selected under the version category and double-click the SPSS Amos 23 file. 3. Once the download is finished, open the Installer in your downlo18030Tue, 27 Feb 2024 07:42:44 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17773 SPSS 23: Installation Instructions (Mac) These instructions are written for LSU Faculty & Staff who have purchased SPSS through ITS. Upon creation of the Internal Transaction and submission of the SPSS Request , you will receive an Authorization Code. Mac Installation Instruct17773Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:05:01 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17716 Pre-Installation Instructions The Purchase Process for SPSS 23 is different for Faculty & Staff versus Students . How to Purchase SPSS? Installation Instructions 1. Download SPSS Statistics from TigerWare . 2. Start a Terminal application. 3. Ch17716Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:58:18 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17715 To Download SPSS Statistics 23: 1. Log into TigerWare . 2. Click the download button. 3. Once the file has finished downloading, locate the file and open it. Allow the program to make changes to the computer. 4. When the download completes, click 17715Thu, 01 May 2025 10:34:22 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17304 To Open SPSS Amos in the Virtual Lab (VLab): 1. Launch the VMware View Client. (Instructions on Downloading, Installing & Launching.) 2. Connect to the server. ( vlab2.lsu.edu ) 3. Log-in using your myLSU username and password. If you are off campus, c17304Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:31:58 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17299 Running SAS from VLAB 1. Launch the VMware View Client . (Instructions on Downloading, Installing & Launching.) 2. Connect . (Connection Server: vlab2.lsu.edu ) 3. At the welcome screen, click OK . 4. Type your User Name : (your myLSU username), your password, 17299Mon, 28 Jul 2025 16:29:06 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17253 General Information Stata is a complete, integrated statistical package that provides everything you need for Data Analysis, Data Management & Graphics. Pre-Installation Notes System Requirements: Stata is compatible with Windows, Mac & Linux. Download & Install 17253Mon, 05 Feb 2024 08:09:40 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17185 General Information IBM's SPSS AMOS (Analysis of Moment Structures) is an add-on module for SPSS. It is designed primarily for structural equation modeling, path analysis, and covariance structure modeling, though it may be used to perform linear regression analysis and ANOVA and ANCOVA17185Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:04:27 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17090 Reauthorize SPSS on a Mac Computer ( NOTE : The authorization process for SPSS described in this article is the same or nearly identical for versions 20,21,22,23 etc.) 1. Open SPSS Statistics License Authorization Wizard . 2. Click Next to begin the reauthorization pro17090Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:16:37 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17011 Licensing SPSS 22 on a Windows Computer 1. Open the Licensing Wizard, then select the Start button. Click IBM SPSS Statistics , then select IBM SPSS Statistics 22 License Authorization . 2. On the License Status window, click Next at the bottom right. 3. Select17011Wed, 03 Nov 2021 14:11:56 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17010 General Information R for Windows is available as a FREE download provided by the CRAN Site . It provides a wide variety of statistical (linear and nonlinear modeling, classical statistical tests, time-series analysis, classification, clustering, etc.) and graphical techniques,17010Wed, 20 Mar 2024 09:50:59 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16982 Open & Use SPSS with the LSU VLab 1. Launch the VMware Horizon Client. (Instructions on Downloading, Installing & Launching.) 2. Select General Desktop and click Connect . 3. Select Start , choose All Programs , click IBM SPSS Statistics , then 16982Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:19:52 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16882 General Information KaleidaGraph is a graphing and analysis software for Macintosh and Windows that allows users to navigate quickly and professionally through data-intensive fields. This gives you the toolset to communicate your data and results clearly and professionally. This i16882Mon, 29 Apr 2024 09:18:41 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=15827 General Information SPSS is a modular, tightly integrated, full-featured product line for the analytical process-planning, data collecting, data access, data management and preparation, data analysis, reporting, and deployment. Compatible with the following Operating System15827Thu, 09 Oct 2025 10:48:52 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=14152 SAS Vendor Training Resources The Resource Center has Training Classes and e-Learning , but there may be some associated fees. The site does offer the following materials which, while not specifically training, may be helpful to users: Demos and Interactive Videos: http://14152Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:52:27 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=11968 Description SPSS is a modular, tightly integrated, full-featured product line for the analytical process-planning, data collecting, data access, data management and preparation, data analysis, reporting, and deployment. LSU currently supports the following versions: 20 & 21. Service Name 11968Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:16:00 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=10427 SAS data sets are the building block of many reports and analyses in SAS. A SAS data set is the standard data storage format for data created with SAS. The great thing about SAS data sets is that they are fast to open and analyze relative to other data storage methods, such as text files, comma-sep10427Wed, 02 Jul 2025 11:42:49 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=9612 The specific Data files in SPSS can be saved separately from the output file. To Save the Data File: 1. Select File in the Data Window (not File in the Viewer Window ) 2. Select Save As. 3. Select Variables for modification, if you would like to choose9612Wed, 03 Sep 2025 08:10:50 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=7902 Obtaining a License Most users are able to use SPSS free of charge on LSU-Owned Windows devices via the Software Center application. To view more information on Software Center, please see the following article: Software Center: LSU Overview If you cannot utilize Software C7902Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:32:32 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=5129 Summary Statistics are used to summarize a set of observations in order to communicate possibilities about the data such as: the measure of location, variance, range, and absolute deviation. 1. Open a new spread sheet and enter all relevant data. For more help click HERE . 2. Next5129Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:32:11 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=5128 The probability plot is a graphical technique for assessing whether or not a data set follows a given distribution. Departures from this line indicate departures from the specified distribution. To Create a Probability Plot: 1. Open a new spread sheet and enter all relevant data. For mor5128Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:53:59 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=5127 A Box Plot is a graphic representation of a distribution by a rectangle in which the median and first and third quartiles are marked by lines parallel to the ends. The spacing between the different parts of the box help indicate variance, skew, and identify outliers. To Create a Box Plot: 5127Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:01:35 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=5125 By creating a histogram, users are able to create graphical displays of tabulated frequencies that show the proportion of cases in several specified categories. Histograms are only one way SAS is able to create a graphic to show the relationships between data. To Create a Histogram: 1.5125Wed, 13 Aug 2025 08:39:55 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=5097 Every project in SAS starts with data entry and is very important in determining the accuracy of the results. Due to the primitive nature of SAS, students must follow proper procedure when entering data directly into SAS. It is recommended that students focus and be attentive when entering data in 5097Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:53:58 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=5084 General Information Statistical Analysis System (SAS) is a program used by students to help manage, analyze, and interpret data. Students at LSU use SAS as a supplement in their Statistics classes at LSU. Using SAS can be difficult for new users, but once the adjustment is made, concl5084Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:53:38 GMT