Software Packages
Quick access to help materials for our most popular software packages.
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat is used to create PDF files - from other software packages or from scanned images. PDF files retain their formatting, can be used to create fillable forms, and can be opened using the free Adobe Reader.
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator is a design package using a vector graphics environment. It is commonly used to create research posters.
Amos
Structural equation modeling (SEM) software. 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.
Camtasia Studio
Camtasia Studio allows you to create screencasts, podcasts and lecture videos suitable for posting on a Web site or iTunes U.
EndNote
EndNote is a bibliographic citation manager, used to collect and organize citations, and in conjunction with Microsoft Word to create references and bibliographies.
Mplus
The Mplus Base Program estimates regression, path analysis, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (EFA and CFA), structural equation (SEM), growth, and discrete- and continuous-time survival analysis models.
R Project for Statistical Computing
R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. It is FREE software and runs on linux, MAC and Windows.
RefWorks
RefWorks is a Web-based citation management tool. Penn State has purchased RefWorks and access is managed by the University Libraries.
SAS
SAS software provides information storage and retrieval, data modification and programming , graphics, mapping, and statistical analysis.
