Multiple Regression: Testing and Interpreting Interactions [Paperback]

Leona S. Aiken (Author), Stephen G. West (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1991 | ISBN-10: 0761907122 | ISBN-13: 978-0761907121

This successful book, now available in paperback, provides academics and researchers with a clear set of prescriptions for estimating, testing and probing interactions in regression models. Including the latest research in the area, such as Fuller's work on the corrected/constrained estimator, the book is appropriate for anyone who uses multiple regression to estimate models, or for those enrolled in courses on multivariate statistics.

Editorial Reviews

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"The book would serve very well as a reference for applied researchers and methodologiests. . . . In particular, this would be an excellent reference for anyone who encounters a multivariable prediction problem and has reason to believe that either a nonlinear model or a model including a variable product term would be appropriate." 

(Contemporary Psychology )

About the Author

Stephen G. West (PhD, University of Texas at Austin) is Professor of Quantitative and Social Psychology at the University of Arizona. His current quantitative research interests include field research methods, structural equation modeling, multiple regression analysis, mediational analysis, graphics and exploratory data analysis, and longitudinal data analysis. Current social psychology research interests include personality research, applied social, prevention-related issues in health, mental health. He is the editor of Psychological Methods, published by APA.

Leona S. Aiken (PhD, Purdue University) is Professor and Chair of Social and Quantitative Psychology at Arizona State University. Her research interests include both quantitative methods and health psychology. In quantitative methods, she is known for her work in continuous variable interactions in multiple regression. She is also interested in the use of design approaches and mediational analysis to untangle the effects of individual components in multi-component interventions. In health psychology, she is interested in adoption of health protective behaviors across the life span, particularly among women, both from the perspectives of psychosocial models of the putative determinants of health protective behavior and from the perspective of interventions to increase health protective behavior.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc (January 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761907122
• ISBN-13: 978-0761907121
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,840 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable and accessible, October 2, 2002

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Christian Hart (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Multiple Regression: Testing and Interpreting Interactions (Paperback)

Back when the book was first published, I was completing doctoral research. Aiken & West provided the explanations and instructions that enabled me to complete my dissertation. Nowhere else have I seen the information they provide; seldom have I seen statistical treatments as clearly and easily explained. Like many in the social sciences, math was not my greatest intellectual ability. This book made computing and understanding regression interactions a relative breeze. One reviewer bemoaned the lack of information on interactions among categorical variables. I suppose he didn't read the preface that specifically explains the reason for the absence: such information is widely available in any good statistical text. What Aiken & West provide can't be found elsewhere in any real depth. I am ordering another copy of the book because I'm tired of loaning out my copy to colleagues, especially one who has now begun to copy whole chapters. Yes, it's that useful.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars one-step guide to interaction effect, April 3, 2000

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This review is from: Multiple Regression: Testing and Interpreting Interactions (Paperback)

A colleague recommanded this book, when I was struggling with multip-effect interaction. The book proved to be an apt and excellent choice for this kind of problem. There are several chapters detailing the interactions, unlike many other regression textbooks, which tend to skim over this subject. If the authors could be more succint in their writing, this book would have definitely deserved a 5-star.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars revolutionary, July 3, 2003

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sleepy_bn - See all my reviews

This review is from: Multiple Regression: Testing and Interpreting Interactions (Paperback)

This book has revolutionized the way psychologists think about interactions. It provides step-by-step instructions on how to probe the moderating effects after you find a significant interaction in a multiple regression.

The basic idea about interaction is that the relationship between two variables were different according to a third variable. For example, some risk factors (such as poor family income) may affect children's academic achievement in a negative way. However, if the parents provide enough support on their children's study, then it's possible that the risk factors will no longer influence their children test scores. Therefore, with low support, risk factors are very effective, but with high support, risk factors have not effects. This book teaches you how to probe this relationship in a systematic way, it covers 2-way, 3-way interactions and also quardratic relationships.

If you fully understand this book, the techniques you have will be enough for a masters thesis in your area.