Interpreting Intercepts

Using Marginal Means to Explain an Interaction to a Non-Statistical Audience

July 10th, 2018 by

Even with a few years of experience, interpreting the coefficients of interactions in a regression table can take some time to figure out. Trying to explain these coefficients  to a group of non-statistically inclined people is a daunting task.

For example, say you are going to speak to a group of dieticians. They are interested (more…)


Answers to the Interpreting Regression Coefficients Quiz

January 16th, 2010 by

Yesterday I gave a little quiz about interpreting regression coefficients.  Today I’m giving you the answers.

If you want to try it yourself before you see the answers, go here.  (It’s truly little, but if you’re like me, you just cannot resist testing yourself).

True or False?

1. When you add an interaction to a regression model, you can still evaluate the main effects of the terms that make up the interaction, just like in ANOVA. (more…)