Class Notes 11-18-2004


Multiple Regression overview

EPSY 6301
18 Nov 2004

Review of performing Project #4 part d, calculating homogeneity of within-groups regression coefficients

Review of univariate and bivariate statistics will be based on Tabaschnick book starting with page 53

In regression we are looking for a line of best fit
- mean of x and mean of y is first "moment"
- mean of the variance is the 2nd moment

we are seeking the regression formula to make predictions about other values of x or y

if you find the correlation coefficient, you are almsot home free because you have the correlation times (standard deviaton of y divided by standard deviation of x)

b = Rxy ( Sy / Sx)

formula 3.31 is the old version / long version of what we looked at prevously

Analyze - Regression - Linear Regression
- DV is the Y value (outcome / response)
- colinearity is just when you use multiple regression

look at pearson product moment result, if it is negative the outcome was negative
- this is not the same as the slope but is related to it

r squared indicates the precent of y that is explained by x

regression is a general form of ANOVA
- ANOVA and multiple regression actually combine for the ANCOVA procedure

As IVs increase, you must increase your sample size
- 15 - 20 subjects are needed per IV

Now look at chapter 5 (skip ch 4 on cleaning up data and screening scores)

in correlation you don't want high correlation, you do want moderate correlation (.3 or .4)

see example on p. 122 (Tabaschnik) multiple regression example

formula on p. 127, if you standardize your IVs then you

what is the goal of multiple regression: to predict
- to get the formula, you must get the coefficients
- so they recommend you standardize coefficients, and that is what the BETA coefficients are


Calculatiions for multiple regression are so complicated that we will not be asked to do hand calculations for this
- it requires matrix algebra
- we will just rely on SPSS

the order you enter the variables in regression makes a big difference

Next discussion will be about MANOVA

Posted: Thu - November 18, 2004 at 09:35 PM      


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