Calculate your model in SPSS. What is your b and what does it mean?
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The regression coefficient, b, represents the amount the dependent variable will change by if the independent variable changes by one unit. The b coefficient for ‘I like going to school’ is .54. This means that on average, if pupils go up 1 point on the ‘I like going to school’ scale (i.e. from disagree to agree) maths achievement will improve by 0.545 points (which in this case is equivalent to 0.545%). The b for ‘I’m among the best in my class at maths’ is 5.722. This means that on average, if pupils go up 1 point on the ‘I’m among the best in my class at maths’ scale (i.e. from disagree to agree) maths achievement will improve by 5.722 points. Finally, the b for gender is .940. This means that on average if a pupil is a girl rather than a boy maths achievement will improve by
0.94 points.
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