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Enter method of Multiple Regression

In this section, we will learn about the method of Regression. If we want to perform a Multiple Regression analysis, we will go to our Analyze menu, and then find out the Regression. In regression, we locate the Linear regression as follows:

Enter method of Multiple Regression

After clicking on Linear Regression, we will see a dialog box like this:

Enter method of Multiple Regression

This is the same dialog box that we used earlier. We can see a Dependent variable and Independent variable box and a Block. It means in the case of multiple regression, we can take only one dependent variable, and we are supposed to take it as a metric variable. We can also take a non-metric variable as a dependent variable. For example, the employment category can be taken as a dependent variable, but in that case, we are specifying our model wrongly. So, we are not supposed to take any non-metric dependent variable. Suppose we are building our model in which we predict the Current Salary of employees based on the education level of the employees, their employment category, and their beginning salary. We can also take previous experience. So we will put Current Salary as the Dependent variable and education, employment category, beginning salary and previous experience as the Independent variable.

Enter method of Multiple Regression

Now once we specify our model, we have to select the method for doing regression analysis. If we click on the method, we will see five methods listed, which are enter method, stepwise method, remove method, backward and forward method.

Enter method of Multiple Regression

We are going to understand all these methods one by one. By default, the method that is selected for doing regression analysis is the enter method. Now enter method is very popular and the recommended method for multiple regression analysis because it’s a kind of forced entry method. It means if we are building our model in which we have selected four independent variables and one dependent variable, and if we choose the enter method, it means all the independent variables will be given equal importance in our model. The model is not making any presumption that one of these variables is more important as compared to other variables that typically happen in the case of theory building. Regression is a great tool for building theories in which we have to predict certain variables based on certain other variables. So if we are building a theory in which we have to select an appropriate regression method, I recommended you to go for the Enter method. So, if we select the enter method and keep all the options at their default and press Ok, we will get the following output:

Enter method of Multiple Regression

The first table is the Variable Entered or Removed in the model. In the Variables Entered box, we have all our independent variables. Our dependent variable is the current salary. While in the Variable Removed box, we cannot see any other variable. So, Enter method is typically used in case of theory testing, and all the variables are given equal importance. We are not making any presumptions about the relative importance of the variable. Later on, relative importance will be decided on the basis of their beta weights, which are located in the Coefficients table as follows:

Enter method of Multiple Regression


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