Step 2: Run an Initial Regression Analysis

Getting Your Regression Started in SAS

The second step in regression, once you are sure you have correct and cleaned data, is to run an initial regression analysis. This is not because you believe (yet) that linear regression is the correct technique, but because you wish to assess the extent to which this initial regression fits. The following sections discuss the practical steps of ordering a basic one-predictor regression analysis in SAS.

Import or Enter Your Data

As discussed in Chapter 6, you can import data from other programs like Microsoft Excel or enter it directly. From here we will discuss regression in the context of the chapter case study, which uses the dataset “Data05_Regression_Dummies” ...

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