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This excerpt introduces an SPSS multiple regression example by presenting the dataset and variable roles. Although the title refers to interpreting regression output, this segment stops before any output tables are shown.
Dr. Todd Grande · YouTube · 8:40
This 150-second excerpt introduces an SPSS multiple regression example but stops before any regression output is shown. After a title card, the speaker presents a fictitious dataset in the SPSS Data Editor with four columns: ID, Career_limitations, Experience, and Days_until_employed. He states that there are 100 participants, two predictors, and one outcome. Career_limitations is explained as an index of workforce re-entry limitations, where higher scores mean more severe limitations. Experience is defined as years of full-time or part-time job history. Days_until_employed is the outcome, measuring days after program completion until employment, with a stated maximum of 365 days. The clip ends by proposing directional hypotheses before running the regression: higher Career_limitations should predict longer time to employment, while higher Experience should predict fewer days to employment. This 150-second SPSS tutorial demonstrates how to run and interpret a multiple regression with Days_until_employed as the dependent variable and Career_limitations and Experience as predictors. The speaker explicitly says the clip focuses on output interpretation rather than checking regression assumptions. After assigning variables in the Linear Regression dialog and requesting extra statistics, the output is read in order: Descriptive Statistics, Correlations, Variables Entered/Removed, Model Summary, ANOVA, and Coefficients. The key interpreted results are Adjusted R Square = .237, a significant overall ANOVA with Sig. = .000, and unstandardized coefficients for Career_limitations and for Experience. Standardized coefficients are shown and mentioned, but their interpretation is not reached before the clip ends. This 150-second clip is a screen-recorded interpretation of SPSS multiple regression output for the dependent variable Days_until_employed with predictors Career_Limitations and Experience. The speaker first reads the Sig. column and judges both predictors statistically significant because their p-values are below .05. The explanation then moves to the Unstandardized Coefficients B column: Career_Limitations has , meaning one more unit on that index is associated with 2.658 more days until employment, while Experience has , meaning one more year of experience is associated with about 4.044 fewer days until employment. In the final seconds, the speaker begins discussing the Standardized Coefficients Beta column (.223 for Career_Limitations and -.416 for Experience) as the appropriate place to look when thinking in standard-deviation units, but the clip ends before that interpretation is completed. This video segment demonstrates how to interpret key statistics from an SPSS multiple regression output table. The narrator explains the meaning of standardized coefficients (Beta), noting that a one standard deviation increase in 'Career_motivation' leads to a 0.233 standard deviation increase in 'Days_unemployed', while a similar increase in 'Experience' results in a 0.436 standard deviation decrease. The focus then shifts to the 95% confidence intervals for the unstandardized coefficients, identifying the plausible ranges for the true effect sizes in original units (days). The visual guide uses mouse highlighting to direct attention to the specific columns and values being discussed.
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The clip opens with a title card naming the topic as interpreting multiple regression output in SPSS. No equations or statistical tables are shown at this point; the function of the opening is purely to identify the lesson context.
The speaker then states the goal of the video: to interpret output from a multiple regression using SPSS. This establishes the analytical framework, but the excerpt has not yet reached model results. What is shown instead is the raw data environment in which the regression will later be run.
The screen displays the SPSS Data Editor with four columns: ID, Career_limitations, Experience, and Days_until_employed. The speaker says the data are fictitious and that the design contains 100 participants. From a regression standpoint, this is the step of defining the data matrix before estimation: one identifier column plus two predictors and one dependent variable.
The first predictor, Career_limitations, is explained in detail. The speaker says it comes from a series of questions about barriers to re-entering the workforce and that those responses are scored into an index. Examples of possible limitations include criminal history, low educational level, and active substance use disorder. The key interpretive rule given here is monotone: larger values on Career_limitations correspond to more limitations or more severe limitations.
The second predictor, Experience, is defined operationally as the number of years a participant had either a full-time or part-time job. This makes it a quantitative explanatory variable measured on a year scale. The video does not derive this variable from formulas; it simply specifies its measurement definition.
The outcome variable, Days_until_employed, is then defined as the number of days after completion of the career training program until the participant finds employment. The speaker adds that, for this example, the maximum is 365 days. In regression terms, this is the dependent variable whose variation the two predictors are intended to explain.
Before any model is estimated, the speaker states two directional hypotheses. For Career_limitations, the expectation is positive: higher limitation scores should be associated with longer time to employment. For Experience, the expectation is negative: more years of experience should be associated with fewer days until employment. The excerpt ends at this hypothesis-setting stage, so no coefficients, standard errors, significance tests, or model fit statistics are available yet.
The clip opens on an SPSS data editor showing four columns: ID, Career_limitations, Experience, and Days_until_employed. The spoken phrase about a smaller number of days until employment matches the visible dependent variable name, establishing that the outcome being modeled is time to employment.
The instructor states that multiple regression has assumptions, but this segment is deliberately centered on reading the output rather than verifying those assumptions. This creates a clear boundary: the video teaches interpretation of results, not assumption diagnostics.
The procedure begins by choosing Analyze → Regression → Linear. The Linear Regression dialog appears, and the instructor explains that the dialog has one slot for the dependent or outcome variable and multiple slots for independent or predictor variables.
Days_until_employed is moved into the Dependent box. Career_limitations and Experience are moved into the Independent(s) box. Visually, this encodes the regression structure: one response variable and two explanatory variables.
The instructor opens the Statistics dialog and notes that Estimates and Model fit are already selected by default. Additional options are enabled: Descriptives, Confidence intervals at the 95% level, and R square change. These selections determine which auxiliary tables will appear in the output.
After clicking OK, SPSS switches to the output viewer. The instructor begins a sequential reading of the generated tables, starting from the top and moving downward.
First comes the Descriptive Statistics table, which summarizes the sample means, standard deviations, and case counts for the variables in the analysis. Next is the Correlations table, showing pairwise relationships among the dependent and independent variables.
The Variables Entered/Removed table confirms that both predictors intended for the model were actually entered. This step verifies the composition of the fitted regression before interpreting fit and significance.
The Model Summary table is then examined. The instructor explicitly chooses adjusted R squared over ordinary R squared for interpretation. The displayed value is .237, and the spoken interpretation is that 23.7% of the variance in the dependent variable is explained by the independent variables.
The ANOVA table follows. Its role here is to test the overall regression model. The instructor points to the significance value and states that the result is statistically significant because the p value is below .05. The visible Sig. entry is .000.
Finally, the Coefficients table is read. The instructor focuses first on the unstandardized coefficients, naming Career_limitations and Experience and reporting and respectively. These are the raw-scale slope estimates associated with each predictor.
At the very end, the instructor mentions that the table also contains standardized coefficients. The Beta column is visible, but the clip stops before any interpretation of those standardized values is given.
The clip opens on an SPSS output window for a multiple regression model. The visible tables identify the dependent variable as Days_until_employed and the predictors as Experience and Career_limitations. The speaker begins with the Sig. column in the Coefficients table, treating it as the p-value column for each predictor.
For Career_Limitations, the displayed significance value is .009. Because the speaker is using the conventional .05 cutoff, this is described as statistically significant, meaning the variable contributes significantly to explaining Days_until_employed in this fitted model.
The cursor then moves to the Experience row, where the Sig. value is .000. The speaker states that this is also less than .05, so Experience likewise makes a statistically significant contribution to the outcome variable.
After establishing significance, the explanation shifts to effect size and direction in the Unstandardized Coefficients B column. For Career_Limitations, the coefficient shown is 2.658. This is interpreted as the expected change in Days_until_employed for a one-unit increase in the career limitations index, holding the other predictor constant.
The speaker restates the interpretation in plain language: one additional point on the career limitations measure corresponds to about 2.658 more days until employment. Thus, higher career limitations are associated with a longer job-search period.
The same procedure is then applied to Experience. Its unstandardized coefficient is -4.044. Because Experience is measured in years, the speaker interprets this as the change in Days_until_employed associated with one additional year of experience.
The negative sign is crucial: more experience is associated with fewer days until employment. In this model, one extra year of experience corresponds to a decrease of about 4.044 days in the outcome variable.
In the final portion, the speaker turns to the Standardized Coefficients Beta column, where .223 is visible for Career_Limitations and -.416 for Experience. The key point introduced here is that standardized coefficients are the ones to inspect when thinking about predictor effects in standard-deviation units rather than raw units.
The clip ends while the speaker is beginning that standardized-coefficient interpretation, so the video clearly identifies the purpose of Beta weights but does not complete the numerical explanation before cutting off.
The analysis begins with the standardized coefficients (Beta) found in the SPSS output. For the variable 'Career_motivation', the Beta value is 0.233. This indicates that for every one standard deviation increase in career motivation, the dependent variable 'Days_unemployed' is expected to increase by 0.233 standard deviations, assuming other variables remain constant.
Next, we examine the predictor 'Experience'. Its standardized coefficient is -0.436. This negative sign denotes an inverse relationship. Specifically, as experience increases by one standard deviation, the number of days unemployed decreases by 0.436 standard deviations. This suggests that higher experience is associated with shorter unemployment spells in this model.
The focus then shifts to the right side of the table to interpret the 95% Confidence Intervals for the unstandardized coefficients (B). These intervals provide a range of plausible values for the true population parameters in their original units (days).
For 'Career_motivation', the confidence interval ranges from a lower bound of 0.671 to an upper bound of 4.644. The narrator interprets this as having 95% confidence that the true effect of career motivation on days unemployed lies within this range. Note that while the speaker uses the phrase '95% chance', the strict frequentist definition refers to the reliability of the estimation procedure over repeated samples.
Similarly, for 'Experience', the 95% confidence interval for the unstandardized coefficient is between -5.663 and -2.426. Since the entire interval is below zero, this provides strong evidence that increased experience significantly reduces the number of days spent unemployed.
The segment concludes with closing remarks, inviting viewers to contact the instructor for further assistance with interpreting SPSS regression outputs.
This excerpt introduces an SPSS multiple regression example by presenting the dataset and variable roles. Although the title refers to interpreting regression output, this segment stops before any output tables are shown.
The SPSS Data Editor contains four variables: ID, Career_limitations, Experience, and Days_until_employed. The speaker states that the data are fictitious and that there are 100 participants, with two predictors and one outcome variable.
Career_limitations is the first predictor. It is described as an index created by scoring a series of questions about barriers to returning to the workforce. Higher values mean more limitations or more severe limitations.
Experience is the second predictor. It is measured in years and represents the number of years a participant had either a full-time or part-time job.
Days_until_employed is the outcome variable. It measures the number of days after completing the career training program until the participant finds employment, with a stated maximum of 365 days in this example.
Before running the regression, the speaker predicts a positive relationship: as Career_limitations increases, the time to become employed should also increase.
The speaker predicts a negative relationship for the second predictor: as Experience increases, the number of days until employment should decrease.
The video states that multiple regression has assumptions, but this segment is focused on interpreting SPSS output instead of testing those assumptions. The practical message is that assumption checking should occur before relying on the model, while the present lesson concentrates on reading the resulting tables.
The demonstrated workflow is Analyze → Regression → Linear. In the Linear Regression dialog, one variable is assigned to Dependent and multiple variables are assigned to Independent(s). Here Days_until_employed is the dependent variable, and Career_limitations and Experience are the predictors.
The dependent variable is the outcome being predicted, while independent variables are the predictors used to explain variation in that outcome. The clip makes this distinction explicit by placing Days_until_employed alone in the Dependent box and the two predictors together in the Independent(s) box.
Beyond the default Estimates and Model fit, the instructor adds Descriptives, Confidence intervals at the 95% level, and R square change. These choices expand the output so that sample summaries, interval estimates, and change statistics are available for interpretation.
The output is interpreted in a fixed sequence: Descriptive Statistics, Correlations, Variables Entered/Removed, Model Summary, ANOVA, and Coefficients. This order moves from sample description to variable confirmation, then to overall fit, overall significance, and finally coefficient estimates.
This table verifies which predictors were actually included in the fitted model. In the example, both Career_limitations and Experience are listed as entered, confirming that the intended two-predictor model was estimated.
The Model Summary table reports R, R Square, and Adjusted R Square. The instructor chooses to interpret Adjusted R Square, which is .237 in this example. That value is explained as 23.7% of the variance in the dependent variable being accounted for by the independent variables.
The ANOVA table tests whether the regression model explains a statistically significant amount of variance overall. The instructor highlights the Sig. value and concludes significance because it is below .05. The displayed result is Sig. = .000.
The Coefficients table provides the estimated regression weights. The instructor reads the unstandardized B values for the two predictors: 2.658 for Career_limitations and -4.044 for Experience. These are the raw-scale slopes used in the fitted regression equation.
Near the end, the instructor notes that the Coefficients table also includes standardized coefficients. The Beta column is visible, but the segment ends before explaining how to interpret those standardized values.
The screen shows an IBM SPSS Statistics output window for a multiple regression model. The visible tables include Variables Entered/Removed, Model Summary, ANOVA, and Coefficients. Footnotes identify the dependent variable as Days_until_employed and the predictors as (Constant), Experience, and Career_limitations. This layout matters because the later interpretation uses the Coefficients table specifically.
The speaker begins by reading the Sig. column in the Coefficients table as the p-value for each predictor. Career_Limitations has Sig. = .009 and Experience has Sig. = .000. Using the threshold stated in the clip, values below .05 indicate statistical significance, so both predictors are treated as contributing significantly to the model.
The unstandardized coefficient B for Career_Limitations is 2.658. In this regression output, that means a one-unit increase in the career limitations index is associated with an increase of 2.658 in Days_until_employed, assuming the other predictor is held constant. The positive sign indicates a longer time to employment as career limitations increase.
The unstandardized coefficient B for Experience is -4.044. Because the speaker states that experience is measured in years, one additional year of experience is associated with a decrease of about 4.044 days in Days_until_employed. The negative sign shows the opposite direction of effect compared with Career_Limitations.
Near the end, the speaker says that thinking in terms of standard deviations requires looking at the standardized coefficients. The visible Beta values are .223 for Career_Limitations and -.416 for Experience. The clip establishes the role of these coefficients, but it ends before the speaker completes the numerical interpretation.
Represents the change in the dependent variable (in standard deviations) for a one standard deviation change in the predictor. Allows comparison of relative strength between predictors measured on different scales.
A negative Beta coefficient indicates an inverse relationship. As the predictor variable increases, the dependent variable decreases. In this example, more experience leads to fewer days unemployed.
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The speaker says there is an ID variable and 100 participants in the design.
SPSS Data Editor shows a column labeled ID with numeric case identifiers.
ID
Participant identifier variable in the fictitious dataset.
Dataset cases; 100 participants are stated.
The speaker names the first predictor variable Career Limitations and explains it as an index of limitations facing re-entry into the workforce.
SPSS Data Editor shows a column labeled Career_limitations with integer values such as 63, 30, 58, 32, 65, 35, 30, 53, 37, 50, 45, 52, 38, 42, 47, 38, 63, 40, 67, 36, 57, 45, 42, 32, 38, 60, 68, 40, 49, 31.
Career_limitations
First predictor variable; an index score representing how many or how severe career limitations a participant faces when returning to the workforce.
Higher values represent more limitations or more severe limitations.
The speaker says Experience would be measured in years and refers to full-time or part-time job history.
SPSS Data Editor shows a column labeled Experience with integer values such as 40, 37, 39, 33, 7, 2, 20, 18, 8, 30, 13, 22, 10, 176, 3, 39, 33, 11, 9, 2, 36, 33, 3, 32, 10, 12, 0, 7, 0, 3, 49, 15.
Some visible Experience values are large relative to the stated years-of-job-history definition, but the video does not explain this discrepancy.
Experience
Second predictor variable; number of years a participant had either a full-time or part-time job.
Measured in years according to the narration.
The speaker names Days Until Employed as the outcome variable and says the maximum would be 365 days.
SPSS Data Editor shows a column labeled Days_until_employed with integer values such as 213, 17, 9, 189, 365, 320, 311, 77, 98, 164, 51, 121, 261, 279, 320, 126, 202, 24, 182, 341, 36, 299, 35, 115, 73, 206, 326, 347, 78, 108, 15.
Days_until_employed
Outcome variable; number of days after completion of the career training program until the participant finds employment.
Stated maximum is 365 days.
The data editor shows a column labeled Days_until_employed.
The speaker says the dependent or outcome variable is days until employed.
Days_until_employed
Dependent variable representing the number of days until a participant becomes employed.
Continuous numeric outcome variable in the displayed dataset.
The data editor and Linear Regression dialog show Career_limitations as one of the variables.
The speaker names career limitations as one of two independent variables.
Career_limitations
Independent/predictor variable entered into the multiple regression model.
Numeric predictor variable in the displayed dataset.
The data editor and Linear Regression dialog show Experience as one of the variables.
The speaker names experience as the second independent variable.
Experience
Independent/predictor variable entered into the multiple regression model.
Numeric predictor variable in the displayed dataset.
Model Summary table shows Adjusted R Square = .237.
The speaker says they will interpret adjusted R square and states it is point two three seven.
Adjusted
Adjusted coefficient of determination used to describe the proportion of variance in the dependent variable explained by the predictors.
Reported in the Model Summary table for the fitted regression model.
ANOVA table shows Sig. = .000.
The speaker says there is a statistically significant finding here, less than point zero five for the p value.
p
Significance level for the overall regression ANOVA test.
Displayed in the ANOVA table as Sig.
Coefficients table shows unstandardized B for Career_limitations = 2.658.
The speaker says for career limitations it's two point six five eight.
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Unstandardized regression coefficient for Career_limitations.
Displayed in the Coefficients table.
Coefficients table shows unstandardized B for Experience = -4.044.
The speaker says for experience it's negative four point zero four four.
Unstandardized regression coefficient for Experience.
Displayed in the Coefficients table.
Coefficients table includes a Standardized Coefficients Beta column.
The speaker says, "We also have the standardized coefficients."
The clip ends before the speaker explains how to interpret the standardized coefficients.
Standardized regression coefficients shown in the Coefficients table.
Displayed in the Coefficients table under Standardized Coefficients Beta.
The speaker introduces the video as being about interpreting the output from a multiple regression using SPSS.
Title card reads Interpreting Output for Multiple Regression in SPSS and Dr. Todd L. Grande.
This segment frames the lesson as an SPSS-based interpretation task for multiple regression. The actual regression output is not shown yet; the clip first establishes the software context and the data setup that will be used before interpretation.
Uses SPSS.
Focus is on interpreting output from multiple regression.
In this excerpt, only the dataset and variable roles are introduced.
The speaker says there are four variables in the SPSS Data Editor, that the data are fictitious, that there is an ID variable with 100 participants, and that there are two predictor variables and one outcome variable.
SPSS Data Editor displays columns ID, Career_limitations, Experience, and Days_until_employed.
The example dataset contains four columns: one identifier variable, two predictor variables, and one outcome variable. The speaker explicitly states that the data are fictitious and that the design includes 100 participants.
Dataset is fictitious.
There are 100 participants.
There are two predictors and one outcome variable.
The speaker identifies Career Limitations and Experience as the two predictor variables.
The SPSS columns Career_limitations and Experience are highlighted while the speaker discusses them.
In this example, the predictors are Career_limitations and Experience. A predictor variable is the explanatory side of the regression model: it is used to account for variation in the outcome variable Days_until_employed.
There are exactly two predictors in this example.
Predictors are distinct from the outcome variable Days_until_employed.
The speaker identifies Days Until Employed as the outcome variable and defines it as the number of days after completion of the career training program until the participant finds employment.
The SPSS column Days_until_employed is highlighted while the speaker discusses it.
The outcome variable is Days_until_employed, defined as the number of days after completing the career training program until the participant finds employment. In regression terminology, this is the dependent variable whose variation the predictors are intended to explain.
Outcome is measured in days.
Stated maximum is 365 days.
The speaker says Career Limitations comes from a series of questions, goes through a scoring process, and ends up as an index; higher values mean more limitations or more severe limitations.
The Career_limitations column is selected in SPSS while the explanation is given.
Career_limitations is not described as a raw single question score but as an index produced by scoring a series of questions. The speaker gives examples of possible limitations, including criminal history, low educational level, and active substance use disorder, and states that larger values indicate more or more severe limitations.
Variable is an index derived from multiple questions.
Higher values indicate greater severity or quantity of limitations.
The speaker says Experience would be measured in years and would be the number of years a participant had either a full-time or part-time job.
The Experience column is selected in SPSS during the explanation.
Experience is defined operationally as the number of years a participant had either a full-time or part-time job. This makes it a quantitative predictor variable in the regression setup.
Unit is years.
Includes both full-time and part-time job history.
The speaker says that for Career Limitations, they would believe the higher the number on the variable, the longer it would take to become employed.
Before running the regression, the speaker proposes a directional expectation: as Career_limitations increases, Days_until_employed should also increase. This is a positive association between the predictor and the outcome.
Applies to the predictor Career_limitations.
Refers to the outcome Days_until_employed.
Stated as a hypothesis before conducting the regression.
The speaker says that for the experience variable, the more experience is associated with fewer days.
The second proposed expectation is inverse: greater Experience should correspond to fewer days until employment. Thus the speaker predicts a negative association between Experience and Days_until_employed.
Applies to the predictor Experience.
Refers to the outcome Days_until_employed.
Stated as a hypothesis before conducting the regression.
The speaker says there are assumptions for multiple regression but this segment focuses on the output rather than checking assumptions.
The video explicitly frames this segment as an interpretation of multiple regression output in SPSS. The speaker notes that multiple regression has assumptions, but says those assumptions will not be checked here; instead, attention is directed to reading the output tables after running the analysis.
Applies to the demonstrated workflow in this clip.
Assumption checking is acknowledged but omitted from the shown procedure.
The speaker says, "So here under Analyze, Regression, and Linear, I have the dialog for linear regression."
The Linear Regression dialog is opened and variables are assigned to Dependent and Independent(s) boxes.
The demonstrated method is to run multiple regression through SPSS by choosing Analyze → Regression → Linear. In the dialog, one variable is placed in the Dependent box and multiple variables are placed in the Independent(s) box. In this example, Days_until_employed is the dependent variable, while Career_limitations and Experience are the predictors.
One dependent variable is specified.
Multiple independent variables may be specified.
The speaker says there is one space for a dependent variable or outcome variable, and multiple independent variables or predictor variables.
Days_until_employed is moved to Dependent; Career_limitations and Experience are moved to Independent(s).
The video distinguishes the single outcome variable from the set of predictor variables. The dependent variable is the outcome being modeled, here Days_until_employed. The independent variables are the predictors used to explain variation in that outcome, here Career_limitations and Experience.
The model shown has exactly one dependent variable.
The model shown has two independent variables.
The speaker says estimates and model fit are default, then adds R squared change, descriptives, and confidence intervals at the 95% level.
Linear Regression Statistics dialog shows Estimates, Model fit, Descriptives, Confidence intervals, and R square change selected.
Before running the model, the speaker opens the Statistics options and requests additional output beyond the defaults. The selected items include Estimates, Model fit, Descriptives, Confidence intervals at the 95% level, and R square change. These choices determine which tables appear in the SPSS output viewer.
Confidence intervals are requested at the 95% level.
R square change is requested in addition to default estimates and model fit.
The speaker says there are assumptions for multiple regression and that they would need to be checked before running the statistic.
The specific assumptions are not named in this clip.
Before running multiple regression, its assumptions should be checked to ensure the data are appropriate for that statistic.
A multiple regression analysis is being considered.
The analyst wants to verify that the data are suitable for the statistic.
General statement about multiple regression practice.
The speaker says adjusted R square is point two three seven and explains that this tells us 23.7% of the variance in the dependent variable is explained by the independent variables.
Model Summary table shows Adjusted R Square = .237.
For this model, an adjusted R squared value of .237 means that 23.7% of the variance in the dependent variable is explained by the independent variables.
The fitted model has two predictor variables and one dependent variable.
The reported adjusted R squared is .237.
Statement about the specific displayed regression model.
The speaker says the ANOVA result is statistically significant, less than point zero five for the p value.
ANOVA table shows Sig. = .000.
The ANOVA result indicates a statistically significant overall regression model because the p value is less than .05.
The ANOVA table from the fitted regression model is being examined.
The displayed Sig. value is .000.
Statement about the specific displayed regression model.
The speaker says, "For career limitations, we have point zero zero nine. That's statistically significant."
The Sig. entry for Career_Limitations is .009.
Because the p-value for Career_Limitations is .009, the video concludes that this predictor has a statistically significant impact on Days_until_employed.
The displayed model is a multiple regression with dependent variable Days_until_employed.
The significance threshold used in the clip is .05.
For the predictor Career_Limitations in the displayed fitted model.
The speaker says the p-value associated with experience is "also less than .05" and therefore has a statistically significant contribution.
The Sig. entry for Experience is .000.
Because the p-value for Experience is less than .05, the video concludes that Experience makes a statistically significant contribution to Days_until_employed.
The displayed model is a multiple regression with dependent variable Days_until_employed.
The significance threshold used in the clip is .05.
For the predictor Experience in the displayed fitted model.
The speaker says that one additional point on the career limitations index is associated with 2.658 more days on the dependent variable, so more career limitations means it takes longer to find employment.
The unstandardized coefficient for Career_Limitations is 2.658.
In this fitted model, a one-unit increase in Career_Limitations is associated with an increase of 2.658 in Days_until_employed.
The coefficient is read from the Unstandardized Coefficients B column.
Other predictors in the model are held constant.
Per one-unit increase in Career_Limitations.
The speaker says that as experience increases by one year, the number of days until employed decreases by about four.
The unstandardized coefficient for Experience is -4.044.
In this fitted model, a one-year increase in Experience is associated with a decrease of about 4.044 in Days_until_employed.
Experience is measured in years.
The coefficient is read from the Unstandardized Coefficients B column.
Other predictors in the model are held constant.
Per one-year increase in Experience.
Speaker says: 'we have a decrease on the dependent variable days unemployed of negative point four three six standard deviations.'
Coefficients table row for Experience shows Beta = -.436.
Holding career motivation constant, a one standard deviation increase in Experience is associated with a 0.436 standard deviation decrease in Days_unemployed.
The regression model is correctly specified
Experience and Career_motivation are the only predictors in the model
For every one standard deviation increase in Experience
Speaker says: 'increases by point two three three standard deviations.'
Coefficients table row for Career_motivation shows Beta = .233.
Holding experience constant, a one standard deviation increase in Career_motivation is associated with a 0.233 standard deviation increase in Days_unemployed.
The regression model is correctly specified
Experience and Career_motivation are the only predictors in the model
For every one standard deviation increase in Career_motivation
The speaker moves through the output in order: descriptive statistics, correlations, variables entered and removed, model summary, ANOVA, coefficients.
The output viewer scrolls downward through these tables in that sequence.
Identify the Descriptive Statistics table at the top of the output.
The speaker explicitly says, "We have the descriptive statistics here up top."
Move to the Correlations table.
The speaker names "correlations" immediately after the descriptive statistics.
Check the Variables Entered/Removed table to confirm which predictors were used.
The speaker says both variables put into the model were used here.
Read the Model Summary table and focus on Adjusted R Square.
The speaker says they will interpret adjusted R square and reads .237.
Inspect the ANOVA table for overall significance.
The speaker says moving down to ANOVA shows a statistically significant finding with p < .05.
Read the Coefficients table, first the unstandardized coefficients and then note the standardized coefficients.
The speaker names the coefficients table, reads B for Career_limitations and Experience, and then says standardized coefficients are also present.
The clip demonstrates a left-to-right, top-to-bottom reading strategy for SPSS regression output: start with sample descriptions, confirm entered variables, assess model fit with adjusted R squared, test overall significance with ANOVA, and then inspect coefficient estimates.
The speaker sequentially moves from the Sig. column to the Unstandardized Coefficients B column and then to the Standardized Coefficients Beta column.
The cursor highlights cells in the Coefficients table in that same order.
First identify the predictor rows in the Coefficients table: Career_Limitations and Experience, with dependent variable Days_until_employed.
The table footnotes explicitly name the dependent variable and predictors.
Then inspect the Sig. column to decide whether each predictor is statistically significant using the .05 rule mentioned in the audio.
The speaker explicitly starts with p-values and compares them to .05.
Next read the unstandardized coefficient for Career_Limitations and interpret it as the change in Days_until_employed for a one-unit increase in Career_Limitations.
The speaker states this interpretation directly after highlighting 2.658.
Then read the unstandardized coefficient for Experience and interpret it as the change in Days_until_employed for a one-year increase in Experience.
The speaker states that experience is measured in years and that the negative sign means fewer days until employment.
Finally, the speaker turns to the standardized coefficients column to shift the discussion from raw units to standard-deviation units.
The audio explicitly says that thinking in terms of standard deviations requires looking at standardized coefficients.
The clip demonstrates a practical workflow for interpreting regression output: check significance first, then interpret raw-effect size, then consider standardized effect size.
The speaker walks through the SPSS Data Editor, naming the variables, their roles, and the hypothesized directions of their relationships with the outcome.
The screen shows SPSS Data Editor with columns ID, Career_limitations, Experience, and Days_until_employed, and the speaker highlights these columns in sequence.
Prepare and interpret the variable structure for a multiple regression example in SPSS using a fictitious dataset with 100 participants.
Four variables are present: ID, Career_limitations, Experience, and Days_until_employed.
The data are fictitious.
There are 100 participants.
Career_limitations and Experience are predictors.
Days_until_employed is the outcome variable.
Career_limitations is an index where higher values mean more severe limitations.
Experience is measured in years of full-time or part-time work.
Days_until_employed is measured in days after program completion, with a stated maximum of 365 days.
Identify the role and meaning of each variable and state the expected directional relationships before running the regression.
Open the SPSS Data Editor and inspect the dataset layout.
The speaker explicitly says, "I have in the SPSS Data Editor four variables."
Recognize ID as the participant identifier and note that the design contains 100 participants.
The speaker says, "I have an ID variable. I have 100 participants in this design."
Classify Career_limitations and Experience as the two predictor variables and Days_until_employed as the outcome variable.
The speaker says, "And I have two predictor variables and one outcome variable," then names each variable in turn.
Define Career_limitations as an index built from multiple questions about barriers to re-entering the workforce.
The speaker explains that a series of questions is scored into an index and gives examples such as criminal history, low educational level, and active substance use disorder.
Define Experience as years of full-time or part-time job history.
The speaker states, "Experience would be measured in years" and describes it as the number of years with either a full-time or part-time job.
Define Days_until_employed as the number of days after completing the career training program until employment is found, with a maximum of 365 days in this example.
The speaker says the outcome measures days until the participant finds employment and adds, "the maximum would be 365 days."
State the first directional hypothesis: higher Career_limitations should predict longer time to employment.
The speaker says, "we would believe the higher the number on the career limitations variable, that the longer it would take to become employed."
State the second directional hypothesis: higher Experience should predict fewer days to employment.
The speaker says, "for the experience variable, the more experience is associated with fewer days."
The example sets up a multiple regression with predictors Career_limitations and Experience and outcome Days_until_employed, with expected signs + for Career_limitations and - for Experience.
Verification is internal to the setup: the variable roles and hypothesized directions match the spoken definitions and the highlighted SPSS columns. No regression output is shown in this excerpt, so statistical confirmation is absent.
A dataset with ID, Career_limitations, Experience, and Days_until_employed is shown, then a Linear Regression analysis is configured and run in SPSS.
The speaker narrates variable assignment, statistics selection, execution, and interpretation of the resulting tables.
The clip ends before interpretation of the standardized coefficients is completed.
Run and interpret a multiple regression in SPSS using Days_until_employed as the dependent variable and Career_limitations and Experience as predictors.
Dataset displayed in IBM SPSS Statistics Data Editor.
Dependent variable: Days_until_employed.
Independent variables: Career_limitations and Experience.
Requested statistics include Estimates, Model fit, Descriptives, Confidence intervals at 95%, and R square change.
Produce the regression output and interpret the main tables, especially adjusted R squared, ANOVA significance, and unstandardized coefficients.
Open Analyze → Regression → Linear in SPSS.
The speaker states this menu path and the Linear Regression dialog appears.
Place Days_until_employed in the Dependent box.
The speaker identifies it as the dependent or outcome variable and moves it into the dialog.
Place Career_limitations and Experience in the Independent(s) box.
The speaker says there can be multiple independent variables and names these two predictors.
Open Statistics and select Descriptives, Confidence intervals, and R square change in addition to the defaults.
The speaker explicitly says these are the additions being made.
Click OK to run the regression.
The speaker says, "So ready to conduct the multiple regression, click OK."
Read the Model Summary table and interpret adjusted R squared as 23.7% explained variance.
The speaker says adjusted R square is point two three seven and explains its meaning.
Read the ANOVA table and conclude the overall model is statistically significant.
The speaker points to ANOVA and says the finding is significant because the p value is less than .05.
Read the unstandardized coefficients from the Coefficients table.
The speaker names the coefficients table and reads these two values aloud.
The demonstrated model has Adjusted R Square = .237, a significant overall ANOVA result with Sig. = .000, and unstandardized coefficients for Career_limitations and for Experience.
Verification is by direct comparison of the spoken interpretation with the visible SPSS output tables: Model Summary, ANOVA, and Coefficients.
The screen shows an SPSS output window titled "Variables Entered/Removed" with Model Summary, ANOVA, and Coefficients tables.
The speaker interprets the displayed regression results for Career_Limitations and Experience predicting Days_until_employed.
Some small numeric entries outside the highlighted cells are difficult to verify precisely from the compressed frames.
Interpret the displayed SPSS regression output for the model predicting Days_until_employed from Career_Limitations and Experience.
Dependent Variable: Days_until_employed.
Predictors: (Constant), Experience, Career_limitations.
Sig. for Career_Limitations = .009.
Sig. for Experience = .000.
Unstandardized B for Career_Limitations = 2.658.
Unstandardized B for Experience = -4.044.
Standardized Beta for Career_Limitations = .223.
Standardized Beta for Experience = -.416.
Determine which predictors are statistically significant and explain the direction and magnitude of their unstandardized effects, then note how standardized coefficients would be used.
Compare the p-value for Career_Limitations with the .05 threshold.
The speaker explicitly calls .009 statistically significant.
Compare the p-value for Experience with the .05 threshold.
The speaker says this p-value is also less than .05 and therefore significant.
Read the unstandardized coefficient for Career_Limitations as a change in the dependent variable per one-unit increase in the predictor.
The speaker states that one additional point on the career limitations index corresponds to 2.658 more days on the dependent variable.
Read the unstandardized coefficient for Experience as a change in the dependent variable per one-year increase in experience.
The speaker notes that experience is measured in years and that the negative coefficient means days until employed decrease by about four.
Identify the standardized coefficients as the quantities to use when thinking in standard-deviation units.
The speaker introduces standardized coefficients for standard-deviation interpretation before the clip ends.
Both predictors are statistically significant. Career_Limitations has a positive effect: +1 unit is associated with +2.658 days until employed. Experience has a negative effect: +1 year is associated with -4.044 days until employed. The standardized coefficients shown are .223 for Career_Limitations and -.416 for Experience.
The conclusions match the highlighted cells in the SPSS Coefficients table and the spoken interpretation in the clip.
The entire video focuses on reading specific cells from the SPSS Coefficients table for the variables Experience and Career_motivation.
Narrator walks through the Beta values and Confidence Interval bounds for both variables sequentially.
Interpret the standardized coefficients and 95% confidence intervals for unstandardized coefficients from the provided SPSS output table.
Dependent Variable: Days_unemployed
Predictors: Career_motivation, Experience
Beta for Career_motivation = .233
Beta for Experience = -.436
95% CI for B (Career_motivation) = [.671, 4.644]
95% CI for B (Experience) = [-5.663, -2.426]
Translate the numerical output into substantive statements about the relationships between variables.
Identify the standardized coefficient for Career_motivation.
Direct observation from the Coefficients table.
Interpret the magnitude and direction: a 1 SD increase in Career_motivation leads to a 0.233 SD increase in Days_unemployed.
Definition of standardized coefficients.
Identify the standardized coefficient for Experience.
Direct observation from the Coefficients table.
Interpret the magnitude and direction: a 1 SD increase in Experience leads to a 0.436 SD decrease in Days_unemployed.
Definition of standardized coefficients.
State the confidence interval for the unstandardized coefficient of Career_motivation.
Direct observation from the Coefficients table.
State the confidence interval for the unstandardized coefficient of Experience.
Direct observation from the Coefficients table.
Career motivation has a positive association with days unemployed (Beta=.233), while experience has a stronger negative association (Beta=-.436). The true unstandardized effects are estimated to be between 0.671 and 4.644 days for career motivation, and between -5.663 and -2.426 days for experience.
The signs of the confidence intervals match the signs of the unstandardized coefficients (B) in the table, confirming consistency.
A black title card displays the text Interpreting Output for Multiple Regression in SPSS and Dr. Todd L. Grande.
Black background
Title text
Presenter name
Text fades in and later fades out.
No mathematical notation appears on the title card.
The title establishes that the lesson concerns interpretation of multiple regression output in SPSS, although this excerpt only reaches the data-setup stage.
The screen switches to IBM SPSS Statistics Data Editor showing a spreadsheet-like table with columns ID, Career_limitations, Experience, and Days_until_employed.
SPSS Data Editor window
Column headers
Rows of numeric data
The interface changes from title card to dataset view.
Four variable columns remain visible.
The dataset is presented in row-by-case, column-by-variable form.
This visual establishes the raw data matrix that will underlie the later regression analysis.
As the speaker explains each variable, the corresponding SPSS column is selected and highlighted in yellow: first ID, then Career_limitations, then Experience, then Days_until_employed.
ID column
Career_limitations column
Experience column
Days_until_employed column
Yellow selection highlight
Selection moves from one column to the next in the order the variables are discussed.
The underlying data values do not change during the highlighting.
The table remains in Data View throughout.
The visual sequencing maps each spoken definition to a specific column, reinforcing the distinction among identifier, predictors, and outcome.
The screen shows the SPSS Data Editor with columns ID, Career_limitations, Experience, and Days_until_employed.
SPSS Data Editor window
Column headers ID, Career_limitations, Experience, Days_until_employed
Rows of numeric data
The cursor highlights cells in the Days_until_employed column.
The dataset structure remains visible throughout this interval.
The visual establishes the variables that will be used in the regression analysis.
The user opens Analyze → Regression → Linear..., and the Linear Regression dialog appears.
Analyze menu
Regression submenu
Linear... command
Linear Regression dialog
Menu expands.
Dialog box opens over the data editor.
The underlying dataset remains in the background.
This visual marks the transition from data viewing to model specification.
Days_until_employed is moved to Dependent; Career_limitations and Experience are moved to Independent(s).
Source variable list
Dependent box
Independent(s) box
Arrow buttons
Days_until_employed transfers into the Dependent field.
Career_limitations and Experience transfer into the Independent(s) field.
The dialog remains open during assignment.
The visual encodes the regression structure: one outcome variable and two predictors.
The Linear Regression Statistics dialog opens and checkboxes are selected for Descriptives, Confidence intervals, and R square change.
Statistics button
Linear Regression Statistics dialog
Checkboxes for Estimates, Model fit, Descriptives, Confidence intervals, R square change
Additional checkboxes are turned on.
Confidence interval level is shown as 95.
Estimates and Model fit remain selected as defaults.
The visual determines which tables will later appear in the output viewer.
The SPSS Statistics Viewer opens and the output scrolls downward through Descriptive Statistics, Correlations, Variables Entered/Removed, Model Summary, ANOVA, and Coefficients.
Output Viewer
Descriptive Statistics table
Correlations table
Variables Entered/Removed table
Model Summary table
ANOVA table
Coefficients table
The view moves from upper tables to lower tables.
Specific rows and columns are highlighted as the speaker discusses them.
All tables belong to the same regression run.
The animation-like scrolling implements the ordered interpretation strategy described in the audio.
The cursor highlights the Sig. values .009 and .000 in the Coefficients table.
The speaker discusses p-values and statistical significance while those cells are selected.
Coefficients table
Sig. column
Career_Limitations row
Experience row
Selection moves from the Sig. value for Career_Limitations to the Sig. value for Experience.
The dependent variable remains Days_until_employed.
The table layout remains unchanged.
The visual emphasis directs attention to hypothesis-test results before effect-size interpretation.
The cursor highlights 2.658 in the Unstandardized Coefficients B column for Career_Limitations, then -4.044 for Experience.
The speaker interprets these numbers as changes in days until employed for one-unit or one-year changes in the predictors.
Unstandardized Coefficients B column
Career_Limitations row
Experience row
Selected cell changes from 2.658 to -4.044.
The same regression model and dependent variable remain on screen.
The animation links each numeric coefficient to its substantive directional interpretation in raw units.
The cursor moves to the Standardized Coefficients Beta column, where .223 and -.416 are visible.
The speaker says that thinking in terms of standard deviations requires looking at standardized coefficients.
The verbal explanation is incomplete because the clip ends mid-sentence.
Standardized Coefficients Beta column
Career_Limitations row
Experience row
Attention shifts from raw-unit coefficients to standardized coefficients.
The underlying model and predictors do not change.
The visual shift marks a change in measurement scale from original units to standard-deviation units.
Mouse cursor highlights the 'Std. Coefficients Beta' column, specifically moving between the values .233 and -.436.
SPSS Output Window
Coefficients Table
Mouse Cursor
Cursor moves to Beta column
Focus shifts between Career_motivation and Experience rows
Table structure remains static
Values do not change
Visual emphasis directs viewer attention to the standardized effect sizes being discussed in the audio.
The introduction promises interpretation of multiple regression output, but the excerpt only shows the dataset and variable definitions.
No regression tables, coefficients, p-values, or model summaries appear in this segment.
Because the title mentions interpreting SPSS regression output, one might expect coefficient tables or significance tests in this excerpt.
This segment only introduces the variables and hypothesized directions. No actual regression output is displayed yet, so no numerical interpretation of model results can be made from this clip alone.
The speaker says the questions go through a scoring process and end up in this variable, and that this is an index.
One might treat Career_limitations as if it were the response to one direct question.
The video states that it is produced from a series of questions through a scoring process, so its meaning is that of a composite index rather than a single item score.
The speaker says there are assumptions for multiple regression but will not check them here, only focus on the output.
One might think that producing and reading regression output is sufficient evidence that the model is appropriate.
The video explicitly separates assumption checking from output interpretation and states that assumptions should be checked before running multiple regression, even though this clip does not perform that check.
The speaker says the Model Summary has R square and adjusted R square, and that they will interpret adjusted R square.
Both R Square = .252 and Adjusted R Square = .237 are visible.
A viewer might assume the plain R Square value is the one to report for explained variance in this demonstration.
In this clip, the speaker specifically selects adjusted R square for interpretation and reports .237 rather than .252.
The speaker contrasts career limitations, which increases days until employment, with experience, which decreases days until employment.
The coefficients shown are +2.658 for Career_Limitations and -4.044 for Experience.
A predictor can be statistically significant without increasing the outcome; the sign determines direction.
In this example, both predictors are significant, but Career_Limitations has a positive association with Days_until_employed while Experience has a negative association.
The speaker says that when thinking in terms of standard deviations, one should look at the standardized coefficients.
Both unstandardized B and standardized Beta columns are visible in the same table.
The clip does not fully develop the comparison before ending.
The raw coefficient and the standardized coefficient should not be treated as interchangeable.
Unstandardized coefficients are interpreted in the original units of the variables; standardized coefficients are interpreted in standard-deviation units.
Speaker says: 'We can see there's a 95% chance that the actual value of the unstandardized coefficient is between...'
Believing that a 95% confidence interval means there is a 95% probability that the specific true population parameter lies within the calculated interval.
In frequentist statistics, the true parameter is fixed, not random. The correct interpretation is that 95% of such intervals constructed from repeated sampling would contain the true parameter. The speaker's phrasing is a common pedagogical shortcut but technically imprecise.
The speaker first announces the topic of interpreting multiple regression output in SPSS and then immediately describes the variables in the SPSS Data Editor.
The general task of interpreting SPSS multiple regression output is instantiated here by first specifying the dataset structure and variable roles.
After stating there are two predictor variables, the speaker names Career Limitations and Experience and explains each.
The dataset structure includes the subset of variables functioning as predictors.
After stating there is one outcome variable, the speaker defines Days Until Employed.
The dataset structure includes the single dependent variable used as the regression outcome.
The speaker defines the predictors first and then says, "So we could have a couple hypotheses here before we conduct a multiple regression."
Understanding which variables are predictors is required before stating expected directional relationships between predictors and the outcome.
The outcome variable is defined immediately before the speaker states the expected effects on time to employment.
The hypothesized sign of the Experience effect is expressed relative to the outcome Days_until_employed, so the outcome definition must be established first.
The speaker explains that higher Career Limitations means more severe limitations, then predicts longer time to employment.
The positive directional hypothesis depends on the prior definition that larger index values represent greater limitation severity.
The speaker defines Experience in years of job history and then predicts that more experience is associated with fewer days.
The negative directional hypothesis depends on the prior operational definition of Experience as accumulated years of work.
The speaker first frames the task as focusing on output, then opens the Linear Regression dialog.
The general decision to focus on output interpretation is implemented by opening the SPSS Linear Regression procedure.
The dialog contains separate Dependent and Independent(s) boxes, and the speaker assigns variables accordingly.
The regression setup procedure includes the distinction between dependent and independent variables.
After selecting Descriptives and other options, the output includes Descriptive Statistics and related tables.
Requesting descriptives in the Statistics dialog leads to the Descriptive Statistics table appearing in the output.
The speaker interprets adjusted R square in Model Summary and then says, "Moving down to ANOVA..."
The demonstrated reading order treats model fit summary as preceding the overall significance test in the output walkthrough.
After discussing ANOVA significance, the speaker says, "Then we have the coefficients table."
The output interpretation proceeds from the overall model test to the individual coefficient estimates.
The speaker introduces the video as being about interpreting multiple regression output using SPSS.
The speaker states there are two predictor variables and one outcome variable, then names them.
The speaker explains Career Limitations as an index built from multiple questions and says higher values mean more severe limitations.
The speaker defines Experience as years of full-time or part-time job history.
The speaker states the expected directions for both predictors before conducting the regression.
Only the SPSS Data Editor is shown; no regression tables appear.
The speaker says they will interpret adjusted R square and explains .237 as 23.7% of variance explained.
The speaker says the ANOVA result is statistically significant because the p value is less than .05.
The speaker reads the unstandardized coefficients for Career_limitations and Experience.
The speaker names the tables in sequence from descriptive statistics through coefficients.
The output viewer scrolls through the tables in that order.
The speaker says assumptions exist for multiple regression but are not checked in this clip.
The exact assumptions are not listed.
The speaker explains that .009 and a value less than .05 indicate statistical significance.
The Sig. column is highlighted.
Covered · Title card only; no mathematical content beyond identifying the topic as SPSS multiple regression output interpretation.
Covered · Speaker introduces the lesson topic and SPSS context.
Covered · Dataset overview: four variables, 100 participants, two predictors and one outcome.
Covered · Detailed definition of Career_limitations as an index and interpretation of higher values.
Covered · Definition of Experience in years of full-time or part-time work.
Covered · Definition of Days_until_employed and stated maximum of 365 days.
Covered · Pre-regression directional hypotheses for both predictors relative to the outcome.
Covered · Opening audio fragment refers to smaller number of days until employment, matching the dependent variable shown in the dataset.
Covered · Speaker states that multiple regression has assumptions but this segment will focus on output rather than checking assumptions.
Covered · Linear Regression dialog is opened and variables are assigned to Dependent and Independent(s).
Covered · Statistics options are selected, including descriptives, confidence intervals, and R square change, then OK is clicked.
Covered · Output viewer appears and the speaker identifies the first three tables in order.
Covered · Model Summary is discussed and adjusted R squared is interpreted as 23.7% explained variance.
Covered · ANOVA table is used to state that the overall model is statistically significant at p < .05.
Covered · Coefficients table is read for unstandardized B values, and standardized coefficients are mentioned just before the clip ends.
Covered · Audio and screen introduce the SPSS regression output and interpret the Sig. column for both predictors.
Covered · The speaker interprets the unstandardized coefficients 2.658 and -4.044 in substantive terms.
Covered · The clip shifts to standardized coefficients and states they are used for standard-deviation interpretation, though the explanation ends mid-thought.
Covered · Interpretation of standardized coefficients (Beta) for Career_motivation and Experience.
Covered · Interpretation of 95% confidence intervals for unstandardized coefficients (B).
Covered · Closing remarks and contact information; no new mathematical content.
Reviewed English material v1: card/concept_card "Setting up the regression in SPSS" starting at 2:57 — The demonstrated workflow is Analyze → Regression → Linear. In the Linear Regression dialog, one variable is assigned to Dependent and multiple variables are assigned to Independent(s). Here Days_until_employed is the dependent variable, and Career_limitations and Experience are the predictors.
Reviewed English material v1: card "ANOVA table as the overall significance test" at 4:33 — The ANOVA table tests whether the regression model explains a statistically significant amount of variance overall. The instructor highlights the Sig. value and concludes significance because it is below .05. The displayed result is Sig. = .000.