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Multiple Regression

Kylie Volz

Southern New Hampshire University

Research Methods in Psychology

Dr. Krystal Thomas

June 6, 2024

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1) Describe in your own words what type of research situations require a researcher to use

multiple-regression analysis.

The type of research situations that require one to use multiple-regression analysis are research

using quantitative observational data. This includes questions that involve multiple variables, as

different factors may influence the objective (hence the need for multiple-regression).

2a) Run a basic correlation matrix for the popularity, extraversion, agreeableness,

conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness variables.

2b) Based on these results, which personality variables are significantly correlated with

popularity?

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Looking at the Sig (2-tailed) row, this is the p-value of comparing each variable to one another.

When the p-value is less than .05, that indicates a significant correlation. Therefore, extraversion

has a strong correlation with openness (.001 p value). Extraversion is not significantly correlated

with agreeableness, conscientiousness, or neuroticism. Moreso, agreeableness is significantly

correlated with only neuroticism, and conscientiousness is significantly correlated with no other

variable. We can also see that extraversion is positively associated with openness because of its

positive pearson correlation. Agreeableness is negatively associated with neuroticism because of

its negative pearson correlation.

3a) Conduct a multiple-regression analysis using extraversion, agreeableness,

conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness as predictors of popularity.

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3b) Which variables are significant predictors of popularity? Compare and contrast the results

from the multiple-regression analysis with the basic correlation results from question 2b.

Looking at the p-value and t-value, extraversion and neuroticism are significant, indicating those

are the only significant predictors of personality (p = <.05 and the t-value is large).

Looking at the significant variables, extraversion shows a positive coefficient (9.6 and 4.3), and

therefore shows a positive relationship between these variables. As scores in extraversion

increase, so do scores on personality. Neuroticism shows a negative coefficient (-6.8), and

therefore shows a negative relationship between these variables. As scores in neuroticism

increase, scores in personality decrease.

3c) What is the R-squared of this model, and what does it tell us about how well this model

predicts popularity?

40% of the variants are explained by the five personality type predictor variables (extraversion,

agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness).

3d) Write the results of the multiple regression in APA style. For help, refer to the Regression

section in this Reporting Statistics in APA Format document.

Multiple regression analysis was used to test if the personality traits significantly

predicted participants' personality ratings. The results of the regression indicated the two

predictors explained 40% of the variance (R2=.64, F(5,37)=5.0, p<.01). It was found that

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extraversion significantly predicted high personality scores (β = 9.5, p = .01), while neuroticism

significantly predicted low personality scores (β = -6.8, p = .03).

References

Rosnow, R.L. and Rosenthal, R. (2014) Beginning behavioral research: A conceptual primer.
Brantford, Ontario: W. Ross MacDonald School Resource Services Library.

Tenny, S. and Abdelgawad, I. (2024) Statistical Significance. Treasure Island, FL: StatPearls
[Internet].

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