Simple Regression using SPSS

  1. Open SPSS.
  2. Click on Analyze.
  3. Click on Regression .
  4. Click on Linear.
  5. Enter the name of your independent variables in the box labeled 'Independent(s)' (red arrow below).
  6. Enter the name of your dependent variable in the box labeled 'Dependent' (green arrow below).
  7. Click OK .

  8. The output for your Regression model appears below.
  9. The pink circles in the middle table indicate the results of the ANOVA to determine whether Beer is a significant predictor of trips to the BR. The pink circle in the bottom table indicates the results of the analogous t-test to determine if the slope parameter / correlation coefficient is significantly different from zero. Notice that the p-value is the same and the observed value of t is the square root of the observed value of F.
  10. The green circle in the bottom table indicates the values of the y-intercept (B0) and slope (B1). The y-intercept is located in the row labeled 'Constant'; the slope is located in the row labled by the independent variable (beers).
  11. Finally, the correlation coefficient is located in two places (the orange circles in the top and bottom tables).