Assignment: Multiple Regression in Practice

1. Select a quantitative article from a peer-reviewed journal that reports on research that uses multiple regression for statistical analysis.

2. Write a critique:

State that the researchers used a multiple regression analysis and explain why or why not that choice is correct. Hint: multiple regression predicts the value 1 DV from 2 or more IVs.

Explain why the researchers chose a multiple regression. Do this by examining the RQ, null hypothesis, IVs and DV:

The RQ should address a relationship between the DV and the IV.

The IVs may be continuous or categorical. The DV must be continuous.

3. Discuss the data display (datasets, charts, graphs, etc.): Hint; if the display requires a written explanation it should not be in the article.

4. Discuss if the data stand alone:

Review the results section for statements that reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis and/or state statistical significance has or has not been achieved.

If the statement(s) are supported by the statistics, then the data 'stand alone.' If the statement(s) are not supported by the statistics then the data do not 'stand alone.'