[R] Different result of multiple regression in R and SPSS

[Bert Gunter]

On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 3:45 PM, David Winsemius <dwinsemius at comcast.net> wrote:
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> On Jul 19, 2011, at 6:29 PM, J. wrote:
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>> Thanks for the answer.
>>

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>> However, I am still curious about which result I should use? The result
>> from
>> R or the one from SPSS?
>
> It is becoming apparent that you do not know how to use the results from
> either system. The progress of science would be safer if you get some advice
> from a person that knows what they are doing.
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I nominate this for an R fortune.

-- Bert
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>> Why the results from two programs are different?
>
> Different parametrizations. If I had to guess I would bet that the gender
> coefficient is R is exactly twice that of the one from SPSS. They are
> probably both correct in the context of their respective codings.
>
> --
> David Winsemius, MD
> West Hartford, CT
>
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