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1. SPSS: How to Install
Installing SPSS for Mac:
1. Before downloading SPSS, check this site to find the Mac operating system versions for SPSS Statistics (we provide SPSS versions 27 and 28)
2. Click on the Academic Software SharePoint link to find the SPSS installation file. This may require you to sign in with your student email address.
3. Next click “IBM SPSS” -> “Mac” -> Click on the compatible version (27 or 28) -> “Download”
4. After the file has been downloaded, open your “Downloads” folder on your computer and double-click the file name (SPSS_28.pkg or SPSS_27.pkg)
5. The installation wizard should pop-up, click “Continue”
6. Choose the language and press “Continue”
7. A pop-up window should appear asking you to access the license agreement, click “Agree”
8. Click “Continue”
9. Click “Install”
10. Your device may ask you to give the App permission to access your files, click “Ok”
11. Once it has finished installing a folder should pop-up with program options. Double-click “SPSS Statistics”
12. Next, you will need to activate the license. Click on “Launch License Wizard”
13. Click “Next”
14. Important: Change the option from “Authorized user license” to “Concurrent user license.” Click “Next”
15. Type in the license code: spsslm.csusm.edu Click “Next"
16. Click “Finish”
Now you should be able to locate and use the App by searching your Apps for “SPSS”
For frequently asked questions or video instructions, please visit: SPSS for Students
Installing SPSS for Windows:
1. Click on the Academic Software SharePoint link to find the SPSS installation file. This may require you to sign in with your student email address.
2. Next click “IBM SPSS” -> “Windows” -> Click on the compatible version (27 or 28) -> “Download”
4. After the file has been downloaded, open your “Downloads” folder on your computer and double-click the file name (SPSS_28.pkg or SPSS_27.pkg)
5. A window may pop-up asking for permission to download the program, select “Yes”. The installation wizard should pop-up, click “Next”
6. Accept the license agreement. Click “Next”
7. Click “Next”
8. Click “Install”
9. Once the installation is complete, check the box to “Start IBM SPSS Statistics now” and click “Finish”
10. Once SPSS is open, click “Launch License Wizard”
11. Click “Next”
12. Select the “Concurrent user license” bubble and then “Next”
13. Enter the license spsslm.csusm.edu into the box. Click “Next”
14. Click “Finish”
Now you should be able to look up SPSS in the Start Menu and click on IBM SPSS Statistics (not the one that ends in .exe) to start using the application.
For frequently asked questions or video instructions, please visit: SPSS for Students