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User profile for user: MKatia
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SPSS amos

Hi,

I need help with my macbook pro with Retina display: 2.6GHz Dual-core Intel i5, 8GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM, 128GB PCle-based Flash Storage. Operating system: OS X Mavericks.


I want to install SPSS Amos on my mac (statistic analysis software from IBM).

I used to have SPSS Amos 5.0, which is free and available for download on internet. I looked for it, but from the information I found it looks like an SPSS Amos is not supported by Mac. I was not able to find any version to download.


Do you know how to install and run SPSS Amos on a Macbook?

In alternative, do you know any similar software I may use instead?


I thank you in advance for your help.


Kind regards,

Katia

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Sep 20, 2014 1:16 AM

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User profile for user: clintonfrombirmingham
clintonfrombirmingham
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Posted on Sep 20, 2014 1:25 AM

Since SPSS Amos is only available to run under a Windows configuration, you have two choices. Install Windows as a Virtual Machine with a host program such as Parallels Desktop or use Boot Camp to create a Windows partition on your machine and run it there.


Since you only have 128GB of storage I would probably recommend going with Parallels (that, and it's what I use so I'm more comfortable with it). You would need to purchase Parallels ($80 USD or so?) and whichever copy of Windows you prefer (and SPSS Amos might use a particular flavor of Windows most efficiently so you'll need to Google and ask around).


There were rumors that SPSS Amos was going to be available for OS X a number of years ago, but those rumors never reached fruition. You'll just have to run it under Windows on your Mac.


Good luck,


Clinton


MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), OS X Mavericks 10.9.5, 16GB Crucial RAM, Crucial M500 960GB SSD, 27” Apple Thunderbolt Display

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User profile for user: clintonfrombirmingham
clintonfrombirmingham
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Sep 20, 2014 1:25 AM in response to MKatia

Since SPSS Amos is only available to run under a Windows configuration, you have two choices. Install Windows as a Virtual Machine with a host program such as Parallels Desktop or use Boot Camp to create a Windows partition on your machine and run it there.


Since you only have 128GB of storage I would probably recommend going with Parallels (that, and it's what I use so I'm more comfortable with it). You would need to purchase Parallels ($80 USD or so?) and whichever copy of Windows you prefer (and SPSS Amos might use a particular flavor of Windows most efficiently so you'll need to Google and ask around).


There were rumors that SPSS Amos was going to be available for OS X a number of years ago, but those rumors never reached fruition. You'll just have to run it under Windows on your Mac.


Good luck,


Clinton


MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), OS X Mavericks 10.9.5, 16GB Crucial RAM, Crucial M500 960GB SSD, 27” Apple Thunderbolt Display

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User profile for user: JBinJapan
JBinJapan
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Jan 20, 2015 12:46 AM in response to clintonfrombirmingham

I am having the same problem. I now have Parallels desktop, and have installed AMOS. But now, after having installed it, I can't complete the final step of entering the user license. When I try to run the AMOS License Authorization Wizard, I get an error message saying:


Please run this utility from your product's installation folder.(echoid.dat)


Of course, I have no idea what this means or where this is. Any advice?


Thanks in advance!

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