TY  - BOOK
AU  - Berry,William Dale
AU  - Sanders,Mitchell S.
TI  - Understanding multivariate research: a primer for beginning social scientists 
SN  - 0813399718
AV  - H62. B454 2000
U1  - 300.72 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Boulder, Colo.
PB  - Westview Press
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Multivariate analysis
KW  - Regression analysis
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (page 83) and index; List of Tables and Figures --; Preface for Teachers and Students --; Acknowledgments --; 1; Introduction --; The Concept of Causation --; Experimental Research --; The Logic Underlying Regression Analysis --; Some Necessary Math Background --; 2; The Bivariate Regression Model --; The Equation --; The Intercept --; The Slope Coefficient --; The Error or Disturbance Term --; Some Necessary Assumptions --; Estimating Coefficients with Data from a Sample --; 3; The Multivariate Regression Model --; The Value of Multivariate Analysis --; Interpreting the Coefficients of a Multivariate Regression Model --; Dichotomous and Categorical Independent Variables --; The Assumptions of Multivariate Regression --; Choosing the Independent Variables for a Regression Model --; 4; Evaluating Regression Results --; Standardized Coefficients --; Strong Relationships Among the Independent Variables: The Problem of Multicollinearity --; Measuring the Fit of a Regression Model --; Statistical Significance --; Cross-Sectional vs. Time-Series Data --; 5; Some Illustrations of Multiple Regression --; Lobbying in Congress --; Population Dynamics and Economic Development --; 6; Advanced Topics --; Interaction vs. Nonlinearity --; Interactive Models --; Nonlinear Models --; Dichotomous Dependent Variables: Probit and Logit --; Multi-equation Models: Simultaneous Equation Models and Recursive Causal Models --; 7; Conclusion --; Glossary --; References --; Index
ER  -