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AMOS FAQ #1: AMOS Availability

Question:

I would like to perform a path analysis, a confirmatory factor analysis, or a structural equation model. I am most familiar with SPSS for Windows. How can I use SPSS for Windows to perform these analyses?

Answer:

As of this writing, SPSS for Windows does not currently support modules to perform the analyses you describe. Of the software products we support, SAS (to find information in the online guide, under "Search", type "structural equations"), LISREL, and AMOS perform these analyses. The easiest to use of these packages in the Windows environment is AMOS. AMOS is licensed for use by SPSS, Inc.; it installs itself as a menu-item in SPSS for Windows and launches upon selection by the SPSS user from the Analyze menu in SPSS for Windows.

You may access AMOS in one of three ways:

  1. License a copy from SPSS, Inc. for your own personal computer.
  2. Obtain an ITS computer account to access our licensed copy over the UT Austin campus network. See our FAQ on connecting to published statistical and mathematical applications on the ITS Windows Terminal Server for more information about this option.
  3. Download the free student version of AMOS from the AMOS Development Site for your own personal computer.

If your models of interest are small, the free student version may be sufficient to meet your needs. For larger models, you will need to purchase your own copy of AMOS or access the ITS shared copy of the software through the campus network.

An accompanying self-paced short-course is available to download as well.

If you have further questions, send E-mail to stats@ssc.utexas.edu.