Correlation and Regression

Applications for Industrial Organizational Psychology and Management

Philip Bobko

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2001
• Print ISBN: 9780761923039, 9780761923022
• eBook ISBN: 9781506315959
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Management
• Index: Business

". . . the writing makes this book interesting to all levels of students. Bobko tackles tough issues in an easy way but provides references for more complex and complete treatment of the subject. . . . there is a familiarity and love of the material that radiates through the words."

--Malcolm James Ree, ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH METHODS, April 2002

"This book provides one of the clearest treatments of correlations and regression of any statistics book I have seen. . . . Bobko has achieved his objective of making the topics of correlation and regression accessible to students. . . . For someone looking for a very clearly written treatment of applied correlation and regression, this book would be an excellent choice."

--Paul E. Spector, University of South Florida

"As a quantitative methods instructor, I have reviewed and used many statistical textbooks. This textbook and approach is one of the very best when it comes to user-friendliness, approachability, clarity, and practical utility."

--Steven G. Rogelberg, Bowling Green State University

Building on the classical examples in the first edition, this updated edition provides students with an accessible textbook on statistical theories in correlation and regression. Taking an applied approach, the author uses concrete examples to help the student thoroughly understand how statistical techniques work and how to creatively apply them based on specific circumstances they face in the "real world."

The author uses a layered approach in each chapter, first offering the student an intuitive understanding of the problems or examples and progressing through to the underlying statistics. This layered approach and the applied examples provide students with the foundation and reasoning behind each technique, so they will be able to use their own judgement to effectively choose from the alternative data analytic options.

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NAME INDEX

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Abelson, R., 30 (n12), 41

Aerospace Sciences, Inc., 252, 265

Aguinis, H., 86, 93, 227, 235

Alexander, R., 76, 86, 94, 95, 112, 116

Allen, M., 71 (n3), 93

Alliger, G., 112, 116

American Educational Research Association (AERA), 72, 94

Anderson, N., 145, 157

Anderson, T., 110, 116, 264 (n23), 265

Andrews, A., 194, 195, 206

Arnold, H., 226, 236

Arvey, R., 131, 157

Ashford, S., 13n, 41, 57, 65, 73, 77, 94, 173, 175, 225, 237

Ashworth, S., 113, 117

Aulakh, P., 258, 265

Austin, J., 68n, 94

Ball, S., 167, 175

Barr, S., 230n, 237

Barrett, G., 76, 94, 112, 116

Bartlett, C, 33, 34, 41, 55, 65, 225, 236, 247, 265

Becker, B., 200 (n14), 206

Berlyne, D., 209, 236

Bilgic, R., 244 (n3), 267

Black, J., 196, 206

Bloch, A., 188 (n9), 206

Blood, M, 227, 236

Bobko, P., 13n, 40, 41, 42, 52 (n6), 55, 57, 65, 73, 77, 82n, 85, 86, 94, 95, 103, 107, 111, 116, 128n, 145, 146, 157, 161n, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 192n, 206, 225, 227, 228, 230, 236, 237, 250, 258, 264 (n23), 265, 266

Bock, D., 200 (n14), 206

Boehm, V., 225, 236

Bogatz, G., 167, 175

Boldt, R., 107, 116

Bommer, W., 86, 93

Borman, W., 83n, 94

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Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• I. An Introduction, an Overview, and Some Reminders
• II. A Review of the Correlation Coefficient and Its Properties
• III. Testing Correlations for Statistical Significance
• IV. Applications of Pearson Correlation to Measurement Theory
• V. Range Restriction
• VI. “Simple,” Two-Variable Regression
• VII.   Three Applications of Bivariate Regression: Utility Analysis, Regression to the Mean, Partial Correlation
• VIII.   Multiple (Mostly Trivariate) Regression
• IX. Expanding the Regression Repertoire: Polynomial and Interaction Terms
• X.  More about Regression, and Beyond
• Appendix Tables of Critical Values
• Answers to Selected Problems
• Indexes
• About the Author