http://blogs.holycross.edu/spss A blog providing resources and support related to use of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences at the College of the Holy Cross Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:01:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A useful article on using the Python language within SPSS can be found here. http://blogs.holycross.edu/spss/?p=14 Go here to download plugin modules that allow you to use the Python and R programming languages from within SPSS.  Note that you will need to set up a free account on SPSS Developer Central in order to download the plugins. http://blogs.holycross.edu/spss/?p=13 When running an analysis with SPSS, the error message "Unrecognized text where a variable list was expected" may sometimes appear.  This error can occur after submitting an SPSS dialog box in which you have selected a series of variables to analyze.  The error can be caused by having an illegal ... http://blogs.holycross.edu/spss/?p=12 Go here to download several patches (a.k.a. "bug fixes") to SPSS version 16 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. These allegedly fix performance issues related to working with and exporting large tables. There is also a discussion thread on the comp.soft-sys.stat.spss discussion forum that address these and other issues with SPSS ... http://blogs.holycross.edu/spss/?p=11 SPSS version 16 is now available at Holy Cross for both Windows and Mac users. Windows users can install SPSS 16 via the NAL window. Double-click the SPSS 16 icon and the software will be installed to your computer, registered and ready to go. SPSS 16 for Mac users can be ... http://blogs.holycross.edu/spss/?p=10 Go here for a summary of new features in SPSS version 16 for Windows.  Most of the enhancements also apply to version 16 for the Mac OS X. http://blogs.holycross.edu/spss/?p=9 Go here to read a MacWorld review of SPSS 16 for the Mac. http://blogs.holycross.edu/spss/?p=8 If you are new to SPSS 15 for Windows, a good place to start is the SPSS Tutorial. Start SPSS (Start -> Programs -> SPSS for Windows -> SPSS 15.0 for Windows). Then, from the SPSS Data Editor, click Help, then Tutorial. You can either work sequentially ... http://blogs.holycross.edu/spss/?p=7 At Holy Cross the current versions of SPSS are Version 15 for Windows and Version 13 for Mac OS X. The latest version is 16 for both Windows and Mac; the College should be upgrading to version 16 sometime this fall. Click here to download a PDF file ... http://blogs.holycross.edu/spss/?p=6 This blog will provide support, resources, and discussion relating to use of SPSS, the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, at the College of the Holy Cross. http://blogs.holycross.edu/spss/?p=3