Applied Multiple Regression: Correlation Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences

by Patricia Cohen, Jacob Cohen, Stephen G. West

Book Overview

This classic text on multiple regression is noted for its nonmathematical, applied, and data-analytic approach. Readers profit from its verbal-conceptual exposition and frequent use of examples. The applied emphasis provides clear illustrations of the principles and provides worked examples of the types of applications that are possible. Researchers learn how to specify regression models that directly address their research questions. An overview...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898592682
• ISBN13: 9780898592689
• Release Date: March 1984
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 572 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Good one to have on the shelf.

I bought this book as a reference, so I haven't read everything in it. However, it is an extremely useful book to have on the shelf. I bought it because I had borrowed it from my advisor at least 3 times in the last six months. I recommend this book for anyone who uses the general linear model on a regular basis.

stats book

Easy to follow! Great for people who do not have a strong math stats background.

Excellent for practicing social scientists

This is an excellent book for social scientists that run regressions. The book's focus in practical and has good discussions on violation of regression assumptions. This edition is actually an updated combination of a book by Cohen & Cohen's and a book by Aiken & West. The latter book has been heavily cited for its discussion of moderation analysis. I would complement this book with Wooldridge's excellent Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach (with Economic Applications, Data Sets, Student Solutions Manual Printed Access Card), which covers similar ground but with an economics focus.

Can't beat it

...This book is the source of all you need. It's hard going at times, but so's the subject. The book's 15 years old and remains the best guide to the analysis of correlated data. It's a reference book, one I value as much as a good dictionary. To use it as a text would be misguided unless the instruction was aimed at a sophisticated audience.

Best MRC Book Ever

I agree with the previous reviewer that there are times when the exposition in the book gets a bit intense; but c'mon! We're dealing with statistics. You gotta sweat a bit. That's when learning happens. In my opinion the book is extremely clearly written. And although you may have to re-read a few sentences a few times, the basic tools for understanding most every major aspect of MRC is embedded in the text. In sum, this was a great book that I read as a 2nd-year graduate student in psychology. Unlike the first reviewer, I turned to this text when I got confused during the course lectures!