SPSS
What is SPSS?
SPSS is modular, tightly integrated, full-featured statistics software for the analytical process - planning, data collecting, data access, data management and preparation, analysis, reporting, and deployment. More information about the software and its capabilities is available on the SPSS.com web site.
For installation or questions please contact your department's technical support staff or KU Information Technology.
Contact Info:
KU Information Technology
Statistical Software Sales
Email: statssoftware@ku.edu
Phone: 785-864-0494
Fax: 785-864-9330
How is SPSS licensed at KU?
Information Technology maintains an enterprise license for SPSS that is paid for via a consortium of 11 KU SPSS Stakeholder Departments. SPSS licenses are valid from August 1 through July 31 of the following year.
How do I purchase SPSS?
SPSS products are now available to all Faculty, Staff and University owned computers at no additional cost Please contact your department's technical support staff or KU Information Technology for installation. After the technical support staff is contacted, each SPSS installation requires this information be kept to insure our licensing compliance:
- Machine information (name, ID, or IP)
- Type of machine (KU-owned or personal)
- Name, Title and Department of person using the license
- Software licensed (Windows, Macintosh, individual add-on)
This information should be tracked in a spreadsheet for auditing.
What does SPSS cost?
SPSS products are now available to all Faculty, Staff and University owned computers at no additional cost.
Currently all costs for SPSS products at KU are covered by the following Schools:
- KUMC
- RGS
- CLAS
- School of Education
- Libraries
- School of Business
- Social Welfare
- Edwards Campus
- Info Tech Public Labs
- Journalism
- Architecture
What add-on modules are available
KU faculty, Staff and University owned computers have the license rights to unlimited use of Statistics Base, IBM SPSS Advanced Statistics, IBM SPSS Regression, IBM® SPSS® Custom Tables, IBM® SPSS® Data Preparation, IBM® SPSS® Missing Values, IBM® SPSS® Forecasting, IBM® SPSS® Decision Trees, IBM® SPSS® Direct Marketing, IBM® SPSS® Complex Samples, IBM® SPSS® Conjoint, IBM® SPSS® Neural Networks, IBM® SPSS® Bootstrapping, IBM® SPSS® Categories, IBM® SPSS® Exact Tests, IBM® SPSS® Visualization Designer, IBM® SPSS® SamplePower®, IBM® SPSS® Data Collection Author, IBM® SPSS® Data Collection Interviewer, IBM® SPSS® Text Analytics for Surveys and Amos&8482;
Where else can I purchase SPSS products?
Students may purchase or lease the SPSS Student Edition – a basic version containing the core SPSS components – or the SPSS Graduate Pack – a more advanced version containing more components – for a reduced student rate from a SPSS-authorized online retailer*.
I need installation software.
KU faculty and staff (Lawrence and Edwards campuses): SPSS software is available on the KU SPSS download menu page.
KU Med faculty and staff: please contact your department's technical support staff or contact the help desk by submitting a ticket to https://scsupport.kumc.edu/ess.do or calling 8-7995.
How do students get SPSS?
Student employees (GTAs, GRAs, etc.) All employees are covered under the licensing agreement and have the same rights as other facility and staff. Please contact your technical support staff.
Any student may purchase or lease the SPSS Student Edition - a basic version containing the core SPSS components - or the SPSS Graduate Pack - a more advanced version containing more components - for a reduced student rate from a SPSS-authorized online retailer*.
How do I learn how to use SPSS?
Workshops are available through Instructional Services. A list of workshops is available online. Go to the Filter workshop list menu on the right side of the screen, select Data Analysis and Statistics from the –by category– listing, then click the Filter button. For more information, call or email Instructional Services (864-0410 or training@ku.edu).
Individual assistance is also available. To request individual assistance, please call the IT Customer Service Center at 864-8080 or email itcsc@ku.edu.




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