A New Addition to the SPSS Family
NAU is now licensed for enterprise use of the SPSS AMOS structural equation modeling tool. If your department supplies SPSS for your use, this tool should be available from within the SPSS program from the “Analyze” menu. Faculty and staff may also purchase media for SPSS (including AMOS) for $125 through the ITS software store (www4.nau.edu/its/softwarestore). Purchase of the SPSS media is restricted to current employees of NAU. ITS student computing labs also provide access to SPSS and AMOS for NAU students, as does the new Virtual Lab (see article on page 6 in this newsletter).
Here is an excerpt from the SPSS website about the AMOS tool:
Create more realistic models than if you used standard multivariate statistics or multiple regression models alone. Using Amos, you specify, estimate, assess, and present your model in an intuitive path diagram to show hypothesized relationships among variables.
Examples by research area:
Educational research—Evaluate training program outcomes to determine impact on classroom effectiveness.
Social sciences—Study how socioeconomic status, organizational membership, and other determinants influence differences in voting behavior and political engagement.
Institutional research—Study how work-related issues affect job satisfaction.
For more information about obtaining or accessing AMOS, contact the Academic Computing Help Desk at 523-9294 or 1-888-520-7215.
