Date:         Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:00:24 -0000
Reply-To:     CHIDLOW Agnieszka <A.Chidlow@staffs.ac.uk>
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From:         CHIDLOW Agnieszka <A.Chidlow@staffs.ac.uk>
Subject:      Agnes
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Hi,

My name is Agnes  (A PhD student) and I have been using SPSS since late
2004. So, I am quite new to this software

The reason why I am writing to you is, that I need your help or advise
on how to run a model in SPSS. I have been reading the SPSS manual for
some time and I am simply lost. There are so many regressions and I
don't know which one is right one for me. I have been struggling with
this for some time and if I am honest with you, it gives me a huge
headache. Thus, I decided to contact all of you for some help.Please
help.


I  tying to test my hypothesis in the model where the dependent variable
is a region and the independent variables are the reasons  for investing
in that region. This will allow me to see which of the factors, used in
the model, will have a significant impact on the decision whether to
invest in that  region or not.



I would like to run a model (i.e. a very simple version at this moment
and time) such as:


REGi = X1 + X1 + X3

where:
N = 60

REG= a region (there are 16 regions, i = 1...16)

X1 = labor (0=not sure; 1=not important; 2=some importance; 3=fairly
important; 4=very important; 5=extremely important)

X2= R&D (0=not sure; 1=not important; 2=some importance; 3=fairly
important; 4=very important; 5=extremely important)

X3 = transportation costs (0=not sure; 1=not important; 2=some
importance; 3=fairly important; 4=very important;  5=extremely
important)

WHAT is the best way to run (i.e. test ) the model in SPSS?Is it the
Multinomial Logic Regression, the Logic Regression or maybe the Ordinal
Regression?I am so confused

How do I enter the variables from the model in SPSS?

I will appreciate your help.

Agnes

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