{"id":112,"date":"2024-08-21T12:04:18","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T12:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/researchmethods\/?post_type=content&p=112"},"modified":"2024-09-13T09:16:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T09:16:33","slug":"chapter-20-regression-methods","status":"publish","type":"content","link":"https:\/\/staging.routledgelearning.com\/researchmethods\/student-resources\/chapter-20-regression-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 20 – Regression methods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\tHome<\/a>\n<\/span>\u203a<\/span>\n\tStudent Resources<\/a>\n<\/span>\u203a<\/span>\n\tChapter 20 \u2013 Regression methods\n<\/span><\/div>\n\n

Chapter 20 – Regression methods<\/h1>\n\n\n

This chapter introduces the readers to the process of predicting values of a \u2018criterion\u2019 variable from values of a \u2018predictor\u2019 variable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Exercises<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Exercise 20.1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Multiple regression practice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The data set for the multiple regression analysis conducted in the book is called multiple regression data (book).sav and a link to this file is provided below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Download – Multiple regression data sets<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

A further exercise in multiple regression can be performed using the file multiple regression ex.sav, which is also provided below. Imagine here that an occupational psychologist has measured ambition, work attitude and absences over the last year and used these to predict productivity over the last three months. If there is good predictive power the set of tests might be used in the selection process for new employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Download – Multiple Regression Companion Exercise Quiz<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Click the label above to obtain the SPSS data sheet for this exercise.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this exercise, please perform the multiple regression analysis in SPSS if you have the programme and then answer the following multiple choice questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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