Section author: Jonas Rafi
Linear Regression¶
How to perform a linear regression in jamovi:
-
A correct setup should look similar to this:
- Select
Analyses
→Regression
→Linear Regression
. - Drag and drop your dependent variable to
Dependent Variable
and your explanatory variable toCovariates
if it is continuous or toFactors
if it is categorical. - The result is shown in the right panel:
Tip
Those who have previous experience with SPSS may want to have a look at the side-by-side-comparison of how a linear
regression is conducted in SPSS and jamovi.
Further help from the community resources
A more comprehensive introduction into this statistical method is provided by this video by Barton Poulson.
For those, aiming to stretch even further to an in-depth introduction, you can read the respective section in the “Learning statistics with jamovi” web
documentation or chapter 12.3 - 11 of the e-book by Danielle J. Navarro and David R. Foxcroft.