SPSS - Alliant Information Technology

IBM SPSS and IBM AMOS

IBM SPSS is a computer program used for statistical analysis that Alliant International University licenses for academic use. Select the IBM SPSS icon on the left to go to their web site.

Alliant International University utilizes IBM SPSS Statistics Premium Bundle Campus Edition and IBM SPSS Amos for classroom instruction and data gathering/analysis.

For the 2022-2023 academic year, SPSS and Amos v27 will continue as the standard. We are currently under our annual license renewal period. New "At Home" use license codes are available for the July 1, 2022 thru June 30, 2023 period via request.

IBM SPSS and IBM SPSS Amos on Campus Availability
The following statistics applications are installed and available for use on all Alliant classroom, and open lab computers:

IBM SPSS Premium Campus Edition
- includes the following modules: Statistics Base, Advanced Statistics, Regression, Custom Tables, Data Preparation, Missing Values, Forecasting, Decision Trees, Direct Marketing, Complex Samples, Conjoint, Neural Networks, Bootstrapping, Categories and Exact Tests.
IBM Amos

Alliant Desktop Computers
If you currently have SPSS installed on an Alliant issued desktop computer, your license for SPSS and Amos should update automatically for 2022-2023. If you receive an expiration notice upon startup of SPSS, please submit a service request to ithelp@alliant.edu.

Alliant Laptop Computers and IBM SPSS Off-campus Availability
IBM SPSS Statistics is available for Alliant issued laptops and/or personal desktop computer "At Home" use, to Alliant Core Faculty and to Alliant Students who are currently enrolled in a statistics (or statistics-related) course, or currently working on a dissertation.

SPSS and AMOS System Requirements

If you are a student or faculty member who is planning to install SPSS software on your personal device, please be aware of the following minimum system requirements:

Windows, IBM SPSS or/and AMOS System Requirements

Microsoft Windows 10 or newer.
Memory: Minimum 8GB RAM, while 16GB RAM or more is highly recommended.
Minimum free drive space: 4x the size of your data file size. Example: 8GB free for 2GB SPSS data file.
Web browser: Edge, Chrome, FireFox.

Mac, IBM SPSS System Requirements

Apple MacOS Catalina (10.15) or newer.
Memory: Minimum 8GB RAM, while 16GB RAM or more is highly recommended.
Minimum free drive space: 4x the size of your data file size. Example: 8GB free for 2GB SPSS data file.
Web browser: Safari, Chrome, FireFox, Edge.

Which MacOS version I have installed?

From the Apple menu  in the corner of your screen, choose About This Mac. You should see the macOS name, such as macOS Catalina, followed by its version number.

Which Windows version I have installed?

To find out which version of Windows your device is running, press the Windows logo key + R, type winver in the Open box, and then select OK. Here's how to learn more: Select the Start button > Settings > System > About .

ChromeOS, Linux, Microsoft Surface currently are not supported by IBM SPSS statistics.
Mobile platforms are not currently supported by IBM SPSS statistics.