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

[Heinz Tuechler]

At 19.07.2011 18:50 -0700, Spencer Graves wrote:
>On 7/19/2011 4:04 PM, Bert Gunter wrote:
>>On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 3:45 PM, David 
>>Winsemius<dwinsemius at comcast.net>  wrote:
>>>On Jul 19, 2011, at 6:29 PM, J. wrote:
>>>
>>>>Thanks for the answer.
>>#########################
>>>>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.
>>##########################
>>I nominate this for an R fortune.
>>
>>-- Bert
>
>None of us ever know what we're doing at some 
>level.  We often think we do, and sometimes we 
>get results more in spite of what we've done 
>than because of it.  That of course increases 
>our confidence and encourages us to repeat 
>mistakes in contexts where we might not be so lucky.
>
>
>Spencer


Wise!

Heinz


>>>>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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