Fitting and interpreting a simple regression model

Simple regression involves regression with a single predictor. Here, we run an analysis of gpm100 and wt in SPSS Statistics regression. We will run it with the default settings.

To run Regression from the menus, specify:

Analyze | Regression | Linear

This brings up the Linear Regression dialog box:

Here are some comments on the Linear Regression dialog box:
  • The target variable goes in the Dependent list.
  • The predictor or predictors goes in the Independent(s) list.
  • The Selection Variable entry specifies a variable used to limit the analysis to a subset of cases having a particular value(s) ...

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