Finding software in the Libraries
You can find where specific software applications in the University Libaries whether in Bracken, Architecture, or Science-Health Science by using our Software Locator widget.
- Type in the name of the software you want to find (e.g. SPSS or Minitab),
- select the suggested version (e.g. SPSS 19 or SPSS 20),
- and click on the map link to the right.
A map of that floor or branch will appear. Your software can be accessed at the terminals that blink.
Green terminals are not currently in use but are available.
Red terminals are currently in use.
Orange or black terminals indicate that they are currently out of order or otherwise unavailable.
Librarian Profile
Foundational Sciences Library (FB141) &
Health Library (HB101)
Minitab
Minitab, originally intended as a tool for teaching statistics, is a general purpose statistical software package designed for easy interactive use. Minitab is well suited for instructional applications, but is also powerful enough to be used as a primary tool for analyzing research data.
Excel for statistics
- Excel statistics: a quick guideHF5548.4.M523 S25 2016
- Microsoft Excel 2013 : data analysis and business modelingHD30.215 .W5634 2014
SPSS video tutorials
IBM SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) is a data management and analysis product produced by IBM SPSS, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois. Among its features are modules for statistical data analysis, including descriptive statistics such as plots, frequencies, charts, and lists, as well as sophisticated inferential and multivariate statistical procedures like analysis of variance (ANOVA), factor analysis, cluster analysis, and categorical data analysis. SPSS is particularly well-suited to survey research, though by no means is it limited to just this topic of exploration.
- Udemy Business (Ball State login required)A free online learning service which is offered to all Ball State students, faculty and staff (valid Ball State username and password required). Udemy Business offers up-to-date training videos on over 1,000 software titles including SPSS. These courses are available 24/7.
SPSS books & other tutorials
Remember that you can use the call number of a book on your subject to find other books on that subject. Just go to the ranges where books with that beginnnig call number are located.
Most of the books on SPSS can be found in the HA32 (Bracken 3rd floor West) or BF39 (Bracken 2nd floor East) call number ranges.
- SPSS for psychologistsBF39 .B73 2013