Description

IBM SPSS Statistics is a statistical software product that is commonly used in the social sciences, business and nursing sciences. IBM SPSS Statistics 25 is the current version used at the schoolSON. Version upgrades are deployed in the late summer before the fall semester begins. IBM SPSS Statistics is a commercial statistical software product that is commonly used in the social sciences, business and nursing sciences. .  Students, faculty and staff of the School of Nursing are eligible to use an institutional license and are not required to purchase a personal copy.  However, if you prefer to have your own licensed copy of SPSS that can be run anytime whether you are connected to the Hopkins network or not, IBM offers discounted versions of this software to students and employees in the education sector. Proof of affiliation must be presented to be eligible for the reduced pricing. Johns Hopkins University has partnered with Kivuto (OnTheHub) to facilitate easy purchasing of the educational product for personal use, following the steps outlined below. Students, faculty and staff of the School of Nursing, are eligible to use an institutional license and are not required to purchase a personal copy.   Contact the ITS help desk for more information. 

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1. IBM SPSS is licensed for 50 concurrent users. 

2. In order to launch the application the user must either has to connect with a VPN or be onsitebe onsite or connected to the Hopkins network via the VPN.
3. When the school upgrades the version of SPSS, end users will need to install the schools school's current version.
   
   

How to install a School of Nursing Licensed version of SPSS

Install IBM SPSS Statistics for

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MacOS

1. If offsite i.e. not on Hopkins campus launch JHPulse and establish a VPN connection
2. Download installation files to computer from here
   1. SPSS_Statistics_25_mac.dmg
3. Install IBM SPSS Statistics Client 25.0
   1. Install IBM SPSS Statistics - Essentials for Python = Yes
4. Run the License Authorization Wizard
   1. Product Authorization = Concurrent user license
   2. License manager name = spssls.nursing.jhu.edu

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