Hi All -
Here is how to authenticate your license for SPSS
(1) Launch the license wizard by going to Start on your PC and then find SPSS. Then drag your cursor over and you should see "Launch License Wizard." Click on that.
(2) That should launch the wizard and you should see a button that says "Start." Click it.
(3) A screen should show up that says "Use the Authorization code that you received with the product ..." There should be a box that says "Methods" with 4 choices. Choose "Use Authorization via Internet to get License." Your authorization code is the one I handed out on the sheet in class yesterday. If you didn't get the sheet or you lost it, talk to a classmate to get the code.
(4) Click the "Next >" button at the bottom of the screen
(5) You should now see a screen that has the phrase "Your SPSS product can be authorized for you by directly connecting ...."
(6) In the Authorization Code box on this screen enter the code I handed out in class. Be sure to type it exactly as shown. It is case sensistive. This should activate the "Next > " button and allow you to click it.
(7) Click the "Next >" button at the bottom of the screen.
(8) You should see the message "You have successfully licensed your SPSS product ... Click the "Finish" button ...
(9) Click the "Finish" button and you are now done.
If you do not have access to the internet on your machine, then you need to choose (in step 3 above) "Use Authorization via Phone to get License." This will open up a screen that will tell you exactly what telephone number to call and what to tell them when you get someone. The SPSS phone number, in case it doesn't show up on your screen, is 800-521-1337 and tell them that you are attempting to authorize your license. They will ask you for the lock code displayed on your screen. Tell them that code and then tell them the authorization code I gave you. They will then tell you what license code to enter. Enter it and hit "Next >." You will then be at step 8 above. Follow the rest of the steps.
At this point, you may close the wizard.
SPSS may be obtained in three ways.
(1) You may purchase a copy of the media from the Online@VCU computer store ($15.00). Please call 828-7295 for more info.
(2) You may download the media from the VCU website at no charge. For information about obtaining installation media, please visit:
http://www.at.vcu.edu/faq/stats/spss.html#Obtain
(requires a CD burner and CD burning software on your PC)
(3) You may borrow the installation media from a VCU colleague. If you do, please register a license for each installation you perform with the borrowed media by visiting the following website
https://aurora.vcu.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/atucs/licenses/download.cgi
and following the directions provided. When the list of software is displayed, select SPSS13Download and specify the number of licenses (installations) you wish to register. Also specify the type of usage (Academic/Research or Admin). Then click the RegisterSoftware button. (Ignore the subsequent page that displays about downloading the SPSS software.)
Be sure to check the Lecture 4 folder on your course CD for information on how to do the download. You will find a pdf file with step-by-step instructions in the file. Once you have downloaded or copied your software, you must register it at the registration site listed in item (2) above. In addition, there are hotfixes for SPSS and updates that you will need to download. For instructions on how to do this, go to the following address
http://www.at.vcu.edu/faq/stats/spss.html
and read the details given to you there. If you are a Mac user, the rules apply similarly, just a different download path. If you have problems with downloading SPSS or getting it to install on your machine, contact me.
SPSS has also offered additional software to perform Missing Value Analysis. Once you have SPSS 13.0 installed on your machine, , you can activate access to the new module by laughing the SPSS License Authorization Wizard from the Windows Start menu and, when prompted, enter the authorization code d856141a6529368be6f4 . Close SPSS and re-launch it. You should then see Missing Value Analysis available under the Analyze menu. But manic not, we will talk more about all of this in the first few weeks of class.