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This "quick start" guide shows you how to carry out multiple regression using SPSS Statistics, as well as interpret and report the results from this test. For example, you might want to know how much of the variation in exam performance can be explained by revision time, test anxiety, lecture attendance and gender "as a whole", but also the "relative contribution" of each independent variable in explaining the variance. Multiple regression also allows you to determine the overall fit (variance explained) of the model and the relative contribution of each of the predictors to the total variance explained. Alternately, you could use multiple regression to understand whether daily cigarette consumption can be predicted based on smoking duration, age when started smoking, smoker type, income and gender. The variables we are using to predict the value of the dependent variable are called the independent variables (or sometimes, the predictor, explanatory or regressor variables).įor example, you could use multiple regression to understand whether exam performance can be predicted based on revision time, test anxiety, lecture attendance and gender. The variable we want to predict is called the dependent variable (or sometimes, the outcome, target or criterion variable). It is used when we want to predict the value of a variable based on the value of two or more other variables. Multiple regression is an extension of simple linear regression.
Multiple Regression Analysis using SPSS Statistics Introduction