• SPSS is developed and sold by SPSS Inc

The W. P. Carey School of Business licenses a network version of SPSS for use by faculty and in labs/classrooms. The current version available through the network is SPSS 12. In addition, departments and individual faculty members may purchased an annually renewed stand alone license through the Computer Store on the Computing Commons.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How do I run SPSS? SPSS is deployed in the W. P. Carey School of Business from the school's network. Faculty members can have a network version of SPSS installed on their office computers by contacting scott.thompson@asu.edu

2. How do I get CRSP or Compustat data into SPSS? To import Compustat data into SPSS, the data should be extracted and saved into a text file using Research Insight and then imported into SPSS. For CRSP, use the TS_Print for Windows application to output the CRSP data into a text file and then import this file into SPSS.

3. Can I run SPSS at home? The network version of SPSS is run from the W. P. Carey School of Business network in order to function. However, faculty members may purchase a stand alone SPSS license from the Computer Store on the first floor of the Computing Commons that can be installed on home systems.

About SPSS

SPSS is a powerful statistical package with an integrated syntax language. The Windows version of SPSS features a point-and-click spreadsheet like interface which permits the user to perform tasks without writing any syntax code. This makes SPSS an excellent choice for casual or new users while the syntax language provides the level of access desired by more advanced users.