1.

We want to determine whether hours spent revising, anxiety scores, and A-level entry
points have effect on exam scores for participants.
Dependent variable: exam score
Predictors: hours spent revising, anxiety scores, and A-level entry points.
The result of the analysis, SPSS output, is provided below.
Answer the following:
1. Determine the best fitted regression model. 5 pts

Model Summary
Adjusted R Std. Error of
Model R R Square Square the Estimate
a
1 .872 .760 .746 5.52134
b
2 .912 .832 .812 4.75122
a. Predictors: (Constant), A-level entry points
b. Predictors: (Constant), A-level entry points, hours spent revising

Model 2 is the best fitted regression model for the data set since the r-square is higher. The r-
square value implies that 83.2% of the variation of the fuel efficiency can be explained by the
model.
2. Write the equation of the regression model (best -fit model) and interpret all the Beta
coefficients. 10 pts

Coefficientsa

Unstandardized Standardized
Coefficients Coefficients

Model B Std. Error Beta t Sig.

1 (Constant) -8.172 9.251 -.883 .389

A-level entry 2.982 .395 .872 7.545 .000

points
2 (Constant) -3.925 8.114 -.484 .635

A-level entry 1.994 .499 .583 3.997 .001

points
 hours spent .476 .176 .394 2.703 .015
revising
a. Dependent Variable: exam score

Equation of the regression model:

exam scores=1.994 ( A−level entry points )+ 0.476(hours spent revising)
Interpretation:
For every unit increase in A-level entry points, the exam scores also increase by 1.994 units on
the average, holding the other variable constant.
For every unit increase in hours spent revising, the exam scores also increase by 0.476 units on
the average, holding the other variable constant.
3. Interpret the ANOVA for regression fit. 5pts

ANOVAa
Model Sum of Squares df Mean Square F Sig.
1 Regression 1735.266 1 1735.266 56.922 .000b
Residual 548.734 18 30.485
Total 2284.000 19
2 Regression 1900.241 2 950.121 42.089 .000c
Residual 383.759 17 22.574
Total 2284.000 19
a. Dependent Variable: exam score
b. Predictors: (Constant), A-level entry points
c. Predictors: (Constant), A-level entry points, hours spent revising

Since the Model 2’s p-value (.000) is less than 0.05, this means that the model is significant in
describing the relationship between variables.
4. Determine and interpret the coefficient of determination r2. 5pts

Model Summary
Adjusted R Std. Error of
Model R R Square Square the Estimate
a
1 .872 .760 .746 5.52134
b
2 .912 .832 .812 4.75122
a. Predictors: (Constant), A-level entry points
b. Predictors: (Constant), A-level entry points, hours spent revising
83.2% of the variability in exam scores is explained by the population size while the remaining
16.8% is due to other factors not included in the study.
5. What can we conclude about the relationship of the dependent and predictor variables? 5
pts
Since the predictor variables such as A-level entry points and hours spent revising has a p-value
which are all less than 0.05 significance level, we therefore conclude that all of them has a
significant relationship with the dependent variable, exam scores. Meanwhile, the remaining
variable, anxiety, has a p-value which is more than 0.05 significance level which shows that it
has no significant relationship with the dependent variable, exam scores.
Regression

Model Summary
Adjusted R Std. Error of
Model R R Square Square the Estimate
a
1 .872 .760 .746 5.52134
b
2 .912 .832 .812 4.75122
a. Predictors: (Constant), A-level entry points
b. Predictors: (Constant), A-level entry points, hours spent revising

ANOVAa
Model Sum of Squares df Mean Square F Sig.
1 Regression 1735.266 1 1735.266 56.922 .000b
Residual 548.734 18 30.485
Total 2284.000 19
2 Regression 1900.241 2 950.121 42.089 .000c
Residual 383.759 17 22.574
Total 2284.000 19
a. Dependent Variable: exam score
b. Predictors: (Constant), A-level entry points
c. Predictors: (Constant), A-level entry points, hours spent revising

Coefficientsa

Unstandardized Standardized
Coefficients Coefficients

Model B Std. Error Beta t Sig.

1 (Constant) -8.172 9.251 -.883 .389

A-level entry 2.982 .395 .872 7.545 .000

points
2 (Constant) -3.925 8.114 -.484 .635

A-level entry 1.994 .499 .583 3.997 .001

points
hours spent .476 .176 .394 2.703 .015
revising
a. Dependent Variable: exam score

Excluded Variablesa
Collinearity
Partial Statistics
Model Beta In t Sig. Correlation Tolerance
b
1 hours spent revising .394 2.703 .015 .548 .465
b
anxiety .101 .837 .414 .199 .940
2 anxiety .179c 1.796 .091 .410 .885
a. Dependent Variable: exam score
b. Predictors in the Model: (Constant), A-level entry points
c. Predictors in the Model: (Constant), A-level entry points, hours spent revising