Statistical Software Site Licenses |
No.61, 8/11 |
Information Technology Services (ITS) has an annual SAS and SPSS site license (SAS for Windows or Linux, SPSS for Windows or MAC). These software packages provide tools for data management, data retrieval, report writing, file conversion, and statistical analysis.
Eligibility
SAS:
URI full-time faculty, staff, and graduate students may install a copy of the software at no charge.
SPSS:
URI full-time faculty and staff may install a copy of the software at no charge; students need to purchase the SPSS GradPack form:
http://www-01.ibm.com/software/analytics/spss/products/statistics/gradpack
ITS will provide yearly renewal information and updates. The original agreements may be updated as new software libraries are purchased. ITS retains the right to charge a nominal update fee in the future. Presently, no such fee is planned.
In the event that the customer leaves the University or that the agreement between URI and SAS Institute or SPSS Inc. is terminated, distributed versions of the software must be returned or destroyed as specified by SAS Institute and SPSS Inc.
Minimum System Requirements
SAS for Windows
Version: 9.2
Education Analytical Suite
Included on the DVD:
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MB Required:
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Base SAS
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726.6
|
SAS/STAT
|
155
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SAS/GRAPH
|
511.4
|
SAS/ETS
|
78.6
|
SAS/FSP
|
1.9
|
SAS/OR
|
47.3
|
SAS/AF
|
5.1
|
SAS/IML
|
15.1
|
SAS/QC
|
123.6
|
SAS/SHARE
|
1.1
|
SAS/LAB
|
7.9
|
SAS/ASSIST
|
20.3
|
SAS/CONNECT
|
2.8
|
SAS/INSIGHT
|
17.1
|
SAS/EIS
|
25.4
|
SAS/SECURE
|
0.9
|
SAS/ACCESS Interface
to DB2
|
1
|
SAS/ACCESS Interface
to ORACLE
|
1.3
|
SAS/ACCESS Interface
to SYBASE
|
1.3
|
SAS/ACCESS Interface
to PC File
|
9.6
|
SAS/ACCESS Interface
to ODBC
|
1.1
|
SAS/ACCESS Interface
to OLE DB
|
0.9
|
SAS/ACCESS Interface
to Teradata
|
1.1
|
SAS/ACCESS Interface
to MYSQL
|
0.6
|
SAS/ACCESS Interface
to Netezza
|
0.7
|
SAS/ACCESS Interface
to HP Neoview
|
0.6
|
SAS Total (on Windows):
|
1758.3
|
Operating System: MS Windows 2003, XP, Vista (XP and Vista Home edition is not supported), and Windows 7.64 bit version for XP, Vista, and 7 is also available. More details...
Hardware: Intel or Intel-compatible Pentium 4 class processor
or above
Memory: 512MB or more. 1G or more for Windows 2003.
DVD-ROM drive
Web browser: Internet Explorer version 6, Service Pack 2 or higher.
SAS for Linux
Version: 9.2
Education Analytical Suite
Included on the DVD:
|
MB Required:
|
Base SAS
|
659.9
|
SAS/ACCESS Interface
to DB2
|
1
|
SAS/ACCESS Interface
to HP Neoview
|
0.6
|
SAS/ACCESS Interface
to MySQL
|
0.5
|
SAS/ACCESS Interface
to Netezza
|
1
|
SAS/ACCESS Interface
to ODBC
|
0.9
|
SAS/ACCESS Interface
to Oracle
|
1.1
|
SAS/ACCESS Interface
to PC Files
|
4.6
|
SAS/ACCESS Interface
to Sybase
|
1.3
|
SAS/ACCESS Interface
to Teradata
|
0.9
|
SAS/AF
|
11.2
|
SAS/ASSIST
|
22.6
|
SAS/CONNECT
|
4
|
SAS/EIS
|
21
|
SAS/ETS
|
92.4
|
SAS/FSP
|
1.5
|
SAS/GRAPH
|
224.3
|
SAS/IML
|
20.4
|
SAS/INSIGHT
|
22.2
|
SAS/LAB
|
10.1
|
SAS/OR
|
65.7
|
SAS/QC
|
103.7
|
SAS/SECURE
|
1.9
|
SAS/SHARE
|
2
|
SAS/STAT
|
216.9
|
SAS Total (on Windows):
|
1491.7
|
Operating System: Linux for Intel Architecture
Hardware: Pentium 4 or Xeon class processors and above
Memory: 64MB recommended
DVD-ROM drive
Web browser: Firefox 2.0 or higher
IBM SPSS for Windows and Mac
Version: 19.0
Included on the DVD:
|
MB Required:
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IBM SPSS Statistics Base
|
|
IBM SPSS Advanced Statistics |
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IBM SPSS Regression
|
|
IBM SPSS Custom Tables |
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IBM SPSS Data Preparation
|
|
IBM SPSS Missing Values
|
|
IBM SPSS Forecasting |
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IBM SPSS Decision Trees
|
|
IBM SPSS Direct Marketing
|
|
IBM SPSS Complex Samples |
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IBM SPSS Conjoint |
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IBM SPSS Neural Networks |
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IBM SPSS Bootstrapping |
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IBM SPSS Categories
|
|
IBM SPSS Exact Tests |
|
SPSS Total: |
~800 |
IBM SPSS Visualization Designer for Windows
Version: 1.0.3
IBM SPSS SamplePower for Windows
Version: 3.0
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit versions), Vista (32-bit or 64-bit versions), and Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit versions). More details...
Hardware: Intel or AMD x86 processor running at 1GHz or higher
Memory: 1GB RAM or more recommended
Minimum free drive space: 800MB
DVD-ROM drive
Super VGA (800x600) or higher-resolution monitor: For
connecting with an SPSS Server, a network adapter running the TCP/IP network
protocol
Web browser: Internet Explorer 6 or higher
Operating System: Apple Mac 10.5x (Leopard™) and 10.6x (Snow Leopard™). (32-bit and 64-bit). More details...
Hardware: Intel processor
Memory: 1GB RAM or more recommended
Minimum free drive space: 800MB
DVD-ROM drive
Super VGA (800x600) or higher-resolution monitor
Web browser: Safari with Java™ Standard Edition 5.0 (J2SE 5.0)
Obtaining SAS and SPSS
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Fill out the online form. The form contains the conditions for using the product and needs to be completed for each workstation licensed. If the software is to be installed on a local network server, each attached workstation must be licensed separately, in addition to the server device. Make sure all fields are filled in, including the physical location and the serial number of the workstation on which the software will reside.
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Print it out first, and then
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Click the Submit button
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Sign the printed form
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Drop the signed paper request in Campus Mail addressed to Christian Vye, 210 Flagg Road, Office 135; alternatively, deliver it to 210 Flagg Road. Be sure to call ahead and make sure that Christian (4-2966) or his graduate assistant (4-2815) will be there to accept the form.
Once we have your signed form, we will approve your request within 2 business days and email you instructions on how to get the software.
Annual Renewal Code:
You will need to apply a
renewal code yearly in order to continue using the software. The
code is maintained at the SAS and SPSS Intranet address, which you will receive once your form is approved.
Documentation
ITS maintains a link to on-line documentation for SAS. Manuals can be purchased at
the software vendor's Web-site: http://www.sas.com.
SPSS documentation is provided on a DVD-ROM and the PDF files can be copied to
your computer.
