Statistical Software

Statistical consulting resources available at ECU include the Office for Faculty Excellence and the Department of Biostatistics.

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Amos
JMP/SAS
Mathematica
NVivo
SPSS
SAS

To submit an online request for ECU-licensed software, visit http://ithelp.ecu.edu, log in using your PirateID/passphrase and complete the appropriate form on the left of the screen. Download instructions and license codes will be e-mailed to you within 48 business hours.

Amos

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Codes for Amos expire annually on July 31. Complete an online service request form to renew version 18 or 19.

Vendor	IBM.com
Description	Amos is a special purpose statistical add-on software package that estimates structural equation models (SEM) for manifest and latent variables. Its point-and-click interface makes it easy to learn and use, but a fairly high level of statistical sophistication is required to use. Using Amos, you specify, estimate, assess, and present your model in an intuitive path diagram to show hypothesized relationships among variables. This enables you to test and confirm the validity of claims such as "value drives loyalty" in minutes, not hours.
Version	19.20
Platform	Windows Vista and 7 (32- and 64-bit) version 18 only Windows XP 32-bit only Macintosh Snow Leopard version 18 only
Category	Statistical
Availability	Current Faculty, staff and students (registered/enrolled). Not available to retired faculty/staff
License	License expires yearly August 31 (with 30-day grace period for renewal) Work-at-home rights for work/class-related projects available; choose this option, if needed, on the online form Available in most general purpose computer labs
Request	Available from the ECU Download Center; choose Software Request Forms from the link bar to complete the online form
Resources	Amos home page Center for Faculty Excellence (Main campus) Offiice of Academic & Faculty Development (Health Sciences campus) Statistics and Statistical Graphics Resources Get Running the Amos Graphics (pdf)

JMP/SAS

License expires annually on December 31
Renewal files can be found in the ECU Download Center

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Vendor	SAS Institute, Inc.
Description	JMP desktop statistical software uses a structured, problem-centered approach to analyze data on Windows, Mac and Linux. The interface automatically displays graphs from stats so that users can discover data patterns more easily.
Version	8.0, 9.0
Platform	Windows; Mac
Category	Statistical software
Availability	Faculty, staff, students and labs
License	License expires yearly on December 31 (with a 30-day grace period for renewal) Academic users (teaching and research) are registered/enrolled student or faculty/staff who will use the software for class work, class instruction or academic research Administrative users (internal) are employees who use the software for internal administrative purposes Not available for retired faculty or staff May be used at home for work-related functions
Request	Available from the ECU Download Center; choose Software Request Forms from the link bar to complete the online form.
Resources	JMP home web site JMP Resource Center JMP Support (Knowledge Base, FAQ's, Documentation, etc) JMP User Community System Requirements

Mathematica

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FREE Wolfram Faculty Program!
Version 7 for Mac is now available through the ECU Download Center. Complete the online request form.

Vendor	Wolfram Research
Description	Computational software used in scientific, engineering and mathematical fields and other areas of technical computing.
Version	8.0.1
Platform	Windows, Mac, Linux
Category	Production application
Availability	Students, faculty, staff, general purpose computer labs and Virtual Computing Lab
License	Faculty, staff or students
Request	Available from the ECU Download Center; choose Software Request Forms from the link bar to complete the online form
Resources	Technical Support Documentation Services Learning Center Free Seminars Student Resources
Support	Installed in general purpose computer labs and Virtual Computing Lab IT Help Desk 252.328.9866/1.800.340.7081 Walk-in IT Help Desk, Austin 103/Health Sciences Building 3330 ACE Student Support, Rawl 108

NVivo

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Vendor	QSR International
Description	An all-purpose qualitative data analysis system. Handles non-numerical, unstructured data and allows hyperlinks to illustrations, audio and video clips.
Version	8 and 9
Platform	v8: Windows XP and Vista/v9: Windows XP, Vista, Win7
Category	Statistical software
Availability	Faculty, staff and students (full and part time)
License	License expires each August 31 (with a 30-day grace period to renew). Users must submit new form for renewal ("renew" or "upgrade" as installation type) User may burn 2nd copy for his/her exclusive use on a personal computer For teaching and nonprofit research only NVivo is available in general purpose computer labs
Request	Complete online request form
Resources	Tutorials Support Updates and downloads ECU Office for Faculty Excellence Workshops

SPSS

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PLEASE NOTE:IBM has significantly changed the terms of ECU’s SPSS licensing, and we must adjust our process for the coming yearly renewal.

Faculty/staff: License renewal forms are requesting more information such as the location (home or office) of each installation and usage statistics for each module. For research or teaching use only. A current license expires 30 days after the renewal notice.

Students are encouraged to use the Virtual Computing Lab (VCL) or on-campus computer labs; a software request form is required for home use and is only valid through August 2012. After that time, students are no longer eligible for this license and must purchase their own SPSS through online sellers or the bookstore.

Vendor	IBM.com
Description	Tools for data access and preparation, analytical reporting and predictive modeling. Available modules include: Advanced Statistics Amos Client Categories Custom Tables Forecasting Regression Statistics Base Statistics Premium
Version	18 and 19
Platform	Windows 32- and 64-bit; Mac
Category	Statistical software
Availability	Faculty, staff and students
License	The ECU SPSS license is for teaching and research ONLY and cannot be used for operations, university administration, clinics or personal profit. Departments are required to purchase a separate license for these uses. Work at-home rights available for teaching/research-related projects (this option expires 8/31/12). Renewal form required yearly; choose "renewal" or "Upgrade" as installation option.
Request	Available from the ECU Download Center; choose Software Request Forms from the link bar to complete the online form
Resources	Support Training Features System Requirements

SAS

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All SAS licenses expire yearly on December 31
Supported versions are SAS 9.2 and 9.3

Vendor	SAS Institute, Inc.
Description	Available: SAS EAS Administrative (Admin) SAS EAS Admin SAS EAS Teaching & Research (T&R) SAS Enterprise Miner Client (T&R)
Version	9.2 and 9.3
Platform	Windows 32- and 64-bit; Mac through parallel, Boot Camp or VM with Windows. Does not work w/Vista or XP home edition
Category	Statistical software
Availability	Faculty, staff and students
License	Admin - Faculty/staff only; limited to activities associated with user's operations as an academic institution Teaching & Research - Faculty/staff/students; limited to classroom instruction and coursework
Request	Available from the ECU Download Center; choose Software Request Forms from the link bar to complete the online form.
Resources	SAS E-Learning tutorials System Requirements Support Statistical Computing Training Manual (recommended for beginners) SAS Resources (ECU Dept. of Psychology) ECU SAS Workshops (ECU Dept. of Biostatistics) FREE SAS training through ITCS (e-mail Jennifer Raby to be enrolled)

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