The SPSS Student Version has a four-year license code and is for student home use only.
It allows up to 50 variables and 1,500 cases.The data dropdown menu in the Student Version does not contain the Restructure, Merge Files or Aggregate Options. This version is unable to read SPSS/Statistics command syntax, and scripting and automation capabilities are unavailable. Add-on modules cannot be used with this package. If you require use of one of these options you should purchase the SPSS/Statistics Graduate Pack.
In SPSS/Statistics 11 and later, the full version of SPSS/Statistics Base and the SPSS/Statistics Graduate Pack are not limited in the number or cases or variables that can be used in the program.
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