regression - Answers Uses relationships (correlation) as basis for prediciton
correlated - Answers In regression, X and Y are ___
independent - Answers X represents the ___ variable
dependent - Answers Y represents the ___ variable
determine how much the DV changes for a one unit change in IV, predict new values for the CV given
the IV, determine how much of the variation of the DV is explained by the IV - Answers Objectives of
regression
regression constant - Answers In the regression equation, what does "a" represent?
y intercept - Answers Graphically, what does the "a" in the regression equation represent?
regression coefficient - Answers In the regression equation, what does "b" represent?
slope - Answers Graphically, what does the "b" in the regression equation represent?
predictor variable - Answers In the regression equation, what does "x" represent?
predicted value - Answers In the regression equation, what does "y" represent?
residual - Answers Error from the regression line
line of best fit - Answers Line with least squared errors
linear relationship between continuous variables is an approximation of the "true" line, for every X,
there is a normal distribution of Y, homogenity of variance, independence of observations, no significant
outliers - Answers Assumptions of Regression Analysis
normalize scale of measurement, allow for comparisons across distributions on different scales -
Answers Purpose of standardization in residual plots in SPSS
measurement error, recording error, equipment malfunction, miscalculation, aberrant subject - Answers
What are some peculiar circumstances that can lead to outliers?
correlation coefficient - Answers What does "r" represent?
correlation coefficient - Answers Rough indicator of goodness of fit for regression line?
coefficient of determination - Answers What does "r^2" represent?
coefficient of determination - Answers Proportion of variance in Y scores that can be explained by X
scores