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Volume 12 - Number 10 * October 2009

Fall 2009 RSS Software Update

Link to the last RSS article here: Installing MATLAB For 32 Bit and 64 Bit Processors On Ubuntu - Ed.

By Patrick McLeod, Research and Statistical Support Services Consultant

This month’s article will be an update on what versions of software RSS currently supports for Fall 2009 along with information on new versions of software that we will have access to either later this Fall or by Spring 2010.

  • SPSS -- PASW Statistics 17 (the software formerly known as SPSS) is supported for both individual (site license) installations and network-licensed installations for Windows and for individual installations for Tiger and Leopard Mac OS-X releases; PASW Statistics 17 is not compatible with the latest Mac OS-X release, Snow Leopard. We expect to have PASW Statistics 18 later this Fall for both Windows and OS-X. PASW Statistics 18 will be compatible with Snow Leopard. The current version of AMOS for Windows is AMOS 17; AMOS is available on a limited basis as a network-licensed product on campus.


  • SAS -- SAS 9.1.3 continues to be the main version of SAS for Windows found on machines across campus. We anticipate on supporting SAS 9.1.3 for the foreseeable future, but we also have SAS 9.2 available. SAS 9.2 offers a number of add-ons and additional functionality not found in prior versions of SAS, including a greatly enhanced SAS/GRAPH module. Both SAS 9.1.3 and SAS 9.2 require Windows XP Professional or Windows Vista Business, Ultimate or Enterprise.


  • Stata -- The currently supported version of Stata at UNT is Stata 10; Stata 11 is available for purchase from Stata Corporation through their GradPlan program that affords individuals associated with the UNT community the ability to purchase Stata products at discounted prices. Stata 10 for Windows is available as a network licensed product on campus, while Stata 11 is available for purchase for Windows, OS-X or linux operating systems.


  • MATLAB -- MATLAB is currently in its R2009B release for all supported platforms (Windows, OS-X and linux). MATLAB releases two versions each year (an R20xxA and an R20xxB), so our next version of MATLAB will be R2010A that we expect sometime in Spring 2010.


  • S-PLUS -- Our other renamed statistical software is TIBCO Spotfire S+. Formerly simply known as S-PLUS, it’s now part of TIBCO’s family of data mining and visualization products. The currently supported version of S+ is 8.1 supported for Windows and linux. 


  • LISREL -- LISREL is software for structural equation modeling. It is currently in version 8.8 and is supported for Windows. LISREL is available as a network-licensed product on campus.


  • EVIEWS -- Finally, the econometric-focused software EViews is currently supported in version 6 for Windows. EViews is available as a network-licensed product on campus.

So long, farewell ...

On a closing note, Research and Statistical Support is bidding farewell to one of our team members this month. Dr. Michael Clark will be joining the University of Notre Dame staff as a statistical consultant later this fall. I think that I speak for Dr. Herrington and myself and everyone else in Academic Computing and User Services in saying that it’s been a professional and personal pleasure to work with Dr. Clark these last few years. We all wish him the best in his new job!

 

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Originally published October 2009 -- Please note that information published in Benchmarks Online is likely to degrade over time, especially links to various Websites. To make sure you have the most current information on a specific topic, it may be best to search the UNT Website - http://www.unt.edu . You can also search Benchmarks Online - http://www.unt.edu/benchmarks/archives/back.htm as well as consult the UNT Helpdesk - http://www.unt.edu/helpdesk/ Questions and comments should be directed to benchmarks@unt.edu.