| OUTPUTS AND OUTPUT OPTIONS FOR REGRESSION ANALYSIS |
| Comparison between minitab Fitted Line Plot, minitab Fit Regression Model, and EXCEL Regression Data Analysis Tool |
| | | | minitab Fitted Line Plot | | | minitab Fit Regression Model | | | | EXCEL Regression Tool |
| | | | | where to find | | | where to find | | | | where to find |
| MODEL SUMMARY/Regression Statistics |
| Pearson R, R, or "multiple R" | | | no | | | no | | | | ü | default |
| R square | | | ü | default | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default |
| Confidence interval for R | | | no | | | no | | | | no | | calculate it yourself, see how to do it in file: |
| Adj R square | | | ü | default | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default | Manual regression calculation of Motulsky example (ch. 22-23).xls |
| Standard Error (of the residuals) or S | | | ü | default | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default | (Motulsky shows a confidence interval fo R in table 23.1) |
| (= root mean square error) | | | | | | | | | | | | (so maybe Graphpad Prism calculates it) |
| # Observations | | | no | | | no | | | | ü | default |
| ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE or ANOVA |
| Sums of Squares (SS) | Regression | | ü | default | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default |
| | Residual or Error | | ü | default | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default |
| | Total | | ü | default | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default |
| Degrees of Freedom or DF | Regression | | ü | default | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default |
| | Residual or Error | | ü | default | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default |
| | Total | | ü | default | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default |
| Mean Squares (MS) | Regression | | ü | default | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default |
| | Residual or Error | | ü | default | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default |
| | Total | | ü | default | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default |
| F statistic or F | | | ü | default | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default |
| p-value or P (or significance) | | | ü | default | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default |
| REGRESSION EQUATION | | | ü | default | | ü | default (or Results) | | | no |
| COEFFICIENTS TABLE |
| Intercept | | | ü | default | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default |
| Slope | | | ü | default | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default |
| (often named after X variable) |
| Intercept | Standard Error | | no | | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default |
| Slope | Standard Error | | no | | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default |
| Intercept | t Stat | | no | | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default |
| Slope | t Stat | | no | | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default |
| Intercept | P-value | | no | | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default |
| Slope | P-value | | no | | | ü | default (or Results) | | | ü | default |
| Intercept | Lower 95% CI | | no | (but graph has it) | | no | | | | ü | default |
| Slope | Lower 95% CI | | no | (but graph has it) | | no | | | | ü | default |
| Intercept | Upper 95% CI | | no | (but graph has it) | | no | | | | ü | default |
| Slope | Upper 95% CI | | no | (but graph has it) | | no | | | | ü | default |
| RESIDUALS OUTPUT (table with all the numbers) |
| Residuals | | | ü | Storage | | ü | Storage | | | ü | default |
| Predicted Y (or FITS) | | | ü | Storage | | ü | Storage | | | ü | default |
| Standard Residuals | | | ü | Storage | | ü | Storage | | | ü | default |
| RESIDUAL PLOTS |
| Normal Probability Plot | | | ü | Graphs | | ü | Graphs | | | ü | main menu |
| Residuals vs. x or fitted y | | | ü | Graphs | | ü | Graphs | | | ü | main menu |
| Histogram | | | ü | Graphs | | ü | Graphs | | | no |
| Residuals vs. Order (of data collection) | | | ü | Graphs | | ü | Graphs | | | no |
| line fit plot (useless in my view) | | | no | | | no | | | | ü | main menu, but it's useless |
| FITTED LINE GRAPH |
| Scatter plot with fitted line | | | ü | default | | | no | | | no | use Excel scatter plot instead |
| Formula of fitted line | | | ü | default | | | no | | | no | ask to display formula in plot |
| Confidence interval bands for fitted line | | | ü | Options | | | no | | | no |
| Prediction interval bands for fitted line | | | ü | Options | | | no | | | no |
| green highlights: Very useful options that are unique for Minitab or Excel |