There are two ways to install Statistics 24 on Macintosh operating systems (Supported platforms for this release are Apple Macintosh Yosemite (10.10.x) and El Capitan (10.11.x).
A) If you would like to install release 24 interactively see the video:
Installing IBM SPSS Statistics 24 for Mac OSB) If you would like to perform a silent installation of SPSS Statistics 24 on Macintosh, see below steps.
In general please refer to the installation material available on
IBM SPSS Statistics 24 Documentation web page
Performing a silent installation of IBM SPSS Statistics 24 on Macintosh:1. Please verify if Java is installed on the machine. See
Release notes - IBM SPSS Statistics 24.0If Java is not installed on the Macintosh machine you may get an error upon silent installation
on Mac OS 10.10 or later: “No Java runtime present, requesting install”.
To find out which Java version is installed on the Mac click Apple symbol – System Preferences and open the Java Control Panel
2. Please make sure you download the correct file for the silent installation:
In your list of available downloads locate: IBM SPSS Statistics Client 24.0 Mac OS Silent Multilingual (CN98VML ) - Size 701MB. The file name for this package is
SPSS_Statistics_24_mac_silent.dmg.
The package IBM SPSS Statistics Client 24.0 Mac OS Multilingual (CN98UML ) - Size 757MB
is for interactive installation only. The file name for the interactive installer is: SPSS_Statistics_24_mac.dmg
3. Copy the file SPSS_Statistics_24_mac_silent.dmg on the Macintosh computer where you like to install (Yosemite or El Capitan), for example copy it into a new folder or the desktop
4. Unpack the *.dmg file into this folder
5. You should see two files:
SPSS_Statistics_Installer.bin and
installer.properties Copy both files to a folder from where you would like to install or to the desktop of the MAC. It is important that the file installer.properties is placed in the same folder as the installer *.bin file SPSS_Statistics_Installer.bin.
Installer.properties is the options file you can edit is to run the installation wizard in silent mode. This lets you specify wizard settings without having to run the installation wizard in graphical or console mode.
On below example all files are copied to the desktop:
6. Open Installer.properties file in a Text Editor (for example
TextEdit.app on Finder – Applications) and edit it for your needs.
Property Parameters that can be changed are:
a) Installation directory:
#USER_INSTALL_DIR=
#installation#SPSS#SPSSStatistics#SPSSSupport