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Unit 5 – Regression Analysis
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Abstract
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comprehensive summary of the contents of the article; it allows the readers to survey the
contents of an article quickly” (Publication Manual, 2010). The length of this abstract should be
35-50 words (2-3 sentences). NOTE: the abstract must be on page 2 and the body of the paper
will begin on page 3.
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Introduction
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should be short (2-3 sentences). The margins, font size, spacing, and font type (italics or plain)
are set in APA format. While you may change the names of the headings and subheadings, do
not change the font or style of font.
Benefits and Intrinsic Job Satisfaction
Regression output from Excel
Copy and paste the results of the regression analysis from Excel using Intrinsic as the
dependent variable and Benefits as the independent variable here:
Graph
Copy and paste the graph including the trend line. Be sure that you have labeled your
graph correctly.
Benefits and Extrinsic Job Satisfaction
Regression output from Excel
Copy and paste the results of the regression analysis from Excel using Extrinsic as the
dependent variable and Benefits as the independent variable here:
Graph
Copy and paste the graph including the trend line. Be sure that you have labeled your
graph correctly.
Benefits and Overall Job Satisfaction
Regression output from Excel
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Copy and paste the results of the regression analysis from Excel using Overall Job
Satisfaction as the dependent variable and Benefits as the independent variable here:
Graph
Copy and paste the graph including the trend line. Be sure that you have labeled your
graph correctly.
Key components of the regression analysis
Complete the following chart to identify key components of each regression output.
Dependent Variable
Slope
Y-intercept
Equation
Intrinsic
Extrinsic
Overall
Similarities and Differences
Identify at least one similarity and one difference from the regression outputs or graphs
above.
Correlation coefficients
Identify the strongest correlation coefficient between the three outputs above and explain
why that is the strongest. What does it mean to a manager?
Conclusion
Add some concluding remarks in about 2-3 sentences.
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References
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Edition, please check out the AIU APA guide located under the Interactive Learning section on
the left side of the course.
Examples:
American Psychological Association [APA]. (2010) Publication manual of the American
Psychological association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) (2005). ALWD citation manual: A professional
system of citation (3rd ed.). New York: Aspen Publishers.